HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry is encouraging Pennsylvanians with qualifying student loans to take action before April 30 to receive significant credit towards loan forgiveness -- or, in some cases, full forgiveness of remaining balances depending on the borrower's repayment plan. Borrowers with Perkins, Health Education Assistance (HEAL), or commercially-held Federal Fami  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 29, 2024, entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in New Jersey - 2022": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 116 in 2022 for New Jersey, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the number of work-related fatalities in New Jersey was up from 110 the previous   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 29, 2024, entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in Pennsylvania - 2022": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 183 in 2022 for Pennsylvania, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Pennsylvania was up from 162 the pre  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Federal Black Lung Program will host four outreach events in Pennsylvania from April 8-11 for current and former coal miners suffering disabilities related to black lung disease, and their families to assist them in filing or refiling claims for benefits. Administered by the department's Division   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined efforts to safeguard Americans' access to abortion care during medical emergencies. As part of a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general, Attorney General Brown filed an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032924_Amicus_For_CA_NY_et_al.pdf) with the United States Supreme Court in Idaho v. U.S.   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Through the development, validation and application of a suite of multiphase flow tools, NETL has established itself as a leader in applying high-performance computing (HPC) to computationally demanding multiphase flow problems -- research that is critical for designing next-generation energy systems that will meet the nation's decarbonization goals. NETL's suit  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on April 1, 2024: The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced today that 61 organizations in 18 counties have been awarded more than $27 million in funding under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant program. This funding is available to establish and/or support community learning centers that provide academic, artistic, and cultural enrichment opportuniti  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has entered a Consent Order and Agreement (COA) with Keystone Sanitary Landfill for odor violations, including creating malodors, at its facility in the boroughs of Dunmore and Throop between November 2022 and February 2024, and impacting residents in several surrounding communities. The $575,000 civil pen  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, in support of women's freedom to make their own health care decisions and the right to access the full scope of reproductive health care, Governor Josh Shapiro urged health insurers in Pennsylvania to make contraception more accessible and affordable, announcing new guidance on insurance coverage that may save women nearly $250 a year for over-the-counter (OTC) cont  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37), Greg Rothman (R-34) and Doug Mastriano (R-33) introduced Senate Resolution 248 recognizing April as Month of the Military Childin Pennsylvania to support the nearly 37,000 children who have parents currently serving in the United States military. The resolution also recognizes April 15, 2024, as Purple Up! For Military Kids Day in Pennsylvania to encourage r  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced the 2024 Export Lender of the Year Award winners. This year, the SBA's Office of International Trade selected Fulton Bank, N.A. and First American Bank as  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: * * * Export Lenders of the Year and International Trade Lender of the Year are from Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Michigan * * * Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced the 2024 Export Lender of the Year Award winners. This year, t  more