PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: In his new book, "Bob Dylan, Prophet Without God," political philosopher Jeffrey Edward Green of the School of Arts & Sciences offers a vision of Dylan as a modern-day prophet, providing an overarching account of the significance of Dylan's political, religious, and ethical ideas. Green, director of the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, asserts   more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Pennsylvania's 2024-25 budget includes a 13% increase - $4 million - for Pennsylvania College of Technology's state appropriation. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation into law late on July 11 that will increase the college's state appropriation to $33,971,000. Penn College's 2024-25 budget, which was approved by its Board of Directors on June 27, projected a 5% increase in appropriation fu  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: BK Katzmann, a lawyer in Ballard Spahr's national Finance Department, has received the Public Service Award from the Philadelphia Bar Association's Large Firm Management Committee in honor of "extraordinary" pro bono and public service efforts to address challenges faced by individuals and communities in need. The Public Service Award honors a lawyer with five years or less in practice who has   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on July 12, 2024: The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources today received the Leadership AwardOpens In A New Window from the Forest Stewardship CouncilOpens In A New Window for 25 years of positive forest management. The award comes as Governor Josh Shapiro has consistently worked to protect the Commonwealth's rich environment and ensure Pennsylvanians' C  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: * * * Latest Evaluation Reflects Efforts to Reduce the Amount of Vintage At-Risk Pipeline, Enforce Safety Standards, and Reduce Digging-Related Damage * * * The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today recognized the staff and leadership of the PUC's Pipeline Safety Division, which has received outstanding evaluations from the U.S. Department of Transp  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: * * * Tariff Supplement Sets New Customer Rates, Enables Company to Recover Increased Wastewater Testing Expenses for its Chester County System * * * The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today allowed revisions to the wastewater tariff of Nantmeal Warwick Sewer Company Inc. (Nantmeal Warwick) - enabling the company to set new rates and meet increased  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: * * * CAN DO Rate Increase Reduced by Nearly One-third From Initial Request * * * The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today adopted a Joint Petition for Approval of Settlement (joint settlement) in the rate case proceeding of Greater Hazleton Community-Area New Development Organization Inc. t/a CAN DO Inc. (CAN DO). CAN DO provides water services to  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: * * * Launches Investigation into Service Quality Issues Key Customer Service Programs Expanded and Proposed Management Performance Reward Eliminated * * * The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission today moved to dramatically reduce the overall revenue increase sought by Pennsylvania American Water Company (PAWC) - cutting it by more than 50% of what PAWC had   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: * * * Audit Examines Management & Operations and Identifies 19 Recommendations for Improvements * * * The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has released the results of a detailed Management and Operations Audit of the PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (PPL), which includes 19 recommendations for improving operations at PPL. The review exami  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to suspend and investigate a proposed water rate increase by the City of Lock Haven Water Department (Lock Haven). The Commission voted 5-0 to investigate the annual revenue and rate increase request. Lock Haven proposes to increase its annual operating revenues for water services by $483,872 (91.5%). Un  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: DGA Chair and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz released the following statement: "Violence has absolutely no place in American politics. I am praying for the safety of former President Trump and everyone at his rally in Pennsylvania, and am grateful for the law enforcement officials who are acting swiftly." *** Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/statement-from-dga-chair-gov-tim-walz-on-t  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Colin Twomey of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative applied a large language model to create a color-coded, interactive map of publications from current SAS faculty. * * * When Colin Twomey became interim executive director of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative (DDDI) last summer, he says, his background in behavioral ecology meant that he had a good   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that an Armstrong County man has been convicted of third-degree murder, drug delivery resulting in death, and related charges for providing a dose of fentanyl-cocaine that killed another man in 2020. Nathan R. Wolfe, 41, of Kittanning, was also convicted Thursday afternoon of aggravated assault, involuntary manslaughter, delivery of a controlled  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: * * * This budget makes "critical, desperately needed" investments in K-12 education that drive those dollars out in a more equitable manner to the schools that need it most. As a result of this budget, Pennsylvania will see "big economic development progress coming...to improve economic competitiveness & drive economic growth." * * * Yesterday, Governor Josh Shapiro s  more