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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Wednesday September 25, 2024 ( 12 items )  

GWU Media Tip Sheet Three Mile Island Could Reopen as Part of Plan to Help Microsoft Meet Energy Needs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Three Mile Island, the nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania that's been shuttered since 2019, could come back to life to meet Microsoft's energy needs. The deal announced last week and which still needs regulatory approval would allow the tech giant to buy 100 percent of its power for 20 years. The plant would come online by 2028. According to The Washington Post, "the restart of Three Mile Island, the site of the w  more

Marcus & Millichap Facilitates Sale of Brand-New Wawa in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
ENCINO, California, Sept. 25 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: CHAMBERSBURG, Penn., Sept. 24, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a new construction, net-leased Wawa located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The property sold for $6,481,481. "The sellers did an exceptional job securing a prime Wawa location in Central  more

McGuireWoods Advises Constellation in Major Clean Power Purchase Deal With Microsoft
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 25 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Crane Clean Energy Center Will Provide Carbon-Free Power for Data Centers * * * McGuireWoods advised client Constellation in negotiating a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft to launch the Crane Clean Energy Center, restarting Constellation's Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1 in Pennsylvania to produce carbon-free energy for Microsoft's data centers. If regulators approve the agreemen  more

Pa. A.G. Henry: Office of Attorney General Testifies to Urgent Need to Protect Seniors From Financial Fraud
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2024: The Office of the Attorney General presented testimony last week to a joint hearing of the Pennsylvania Senate Committees on Banking and Insurance and Aging and Youth, advocating for House Bill 2064, which would enable banks and other financial institutions to offer greater protections to older Pennsylvanians who often are targets of cyber fraud. Director of the Burea  more

Pa. House Republicans: Heffley, Policy Committee Host Hearing on Pennsylvania's Drug Crisis
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2024: Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-Carbon) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing yesterday to discuss the drug epidemic, the horrific effects of fentanyl and xylazine, and tactics being deployed to fight against the drug crisis in Pennsylvania. The hearing, titled "A State Lost in Addiction: Pennsylvania's Path to Reco  more

Pa. House Republicans: Kutz, Policy Committee Host Hearing on Policies to Create Jobs and Support Families in Pennsylvania
BOILING SPRINGS, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Rep. Thomas Kutz (R-Cumberland) and the House Republican Policy Committee, led by Chairman Josh Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), convened a hearing to explore and advance pro-business, pro-jobs and pro-family policies that will strengthen Pennsylvania's future. The hearing, titled "Pathways to Prosperity: Igniting Growth Through Pro-Family Policies," featured testifiers   more

Pa. Senate Democrats: Senator Sharif Street, Chairman City Commissioner Omar Sabir and Philadelphia City Commissioners Unveil the Fifth of 10 New, Permanent Satellite Election Offices Across Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Today, Senator Sharif Street joined Commissioner Omar Sabir in continuing efforts to celebrate expanding voting access across Philadelphia. Chairman Sabir and the City Commissioners' Office hosted a grand opening to unveil the fifth of 10 new, permanent Satellite Election Offices (SEOs) across the city. The grand opening took place on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., in Council  more

PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: NEW - "DAVE MCCORMICK PROFITED FROM HEALTH INSURERS AND PHARMA COMPANIES HIS POLICIES WOULD FAVOR"
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Pennsylvania Independent: "McCormick Has Pushed to Repeal Laws That...Require the Pharmaceutical Industry to Negotiate Drug Prices with Medicare" Pennsylvania Independent: "As Head of a Connecticut-Based Hedge Fund, [McCormick] Profited From the Very Companies That Would Profit From the Repeal of Those Laws" * * * PENNSYLVANIA -- New reporting shows Connecticut hedge fund CEO and mega-mi  more

Postbac '99 Grad Abraham Nussbaum's Book Explores a New Model for Medicine
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 24 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Abraham Nussbaum, Postbac '99, is the author of Progress Notes: One Year in the Future of Medicine. Published this fall by Johns Hopkins Press, the book follows a group of medical students who train by following patients instead of physicians in a longitudinal integrated clerkship (LIC) model at Denver Health, where Nussbaum is the Chief Educational Officer. Accompanying them to primary care appointments, emerge  more

UPenn Stuart Weitzman School of Design: Two Penn Faculty Awarded Pew Fellowships
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design issued the following news: * * * Sculptor Michelle Lopez and musician Tyshawn Sorey have each been awarded a 2024 Pew Fellowship in the Arts. * * * Two University of Pennsylvania faculty have each been awarded one of 12 Pew Fellowships in the Arts by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in Philadelphia. In addition, two Penn faculty are each involved with a project that received creative p  more

Westinghouse and Bechtel Welcome Investment in Poland's First Nuclear Power Plant
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release: * * * Industry leaders gather to reaffirm commitment to project and community as Polish government announces funding * * * Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel welcome the intention of the Polish government to allocate 60 billion zloty to fund the country's first nuclear power plant. The announcement came as the partners met with key stakeholders in Warsaw and Gdansk to showcase proje  more

With Assistance From Ballard Spahr, Minneapolis Supportive Housing Project Moves Forward
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 24 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ballard Spahr represented Kyle Garden Square LLC, an affiliate of Alliance Housing Incorporated, in the acquisition of a building that was originally part of the Hennepin County Medical Center complex. The project will provide housing and supportive services for very low-income individuals. Originally built in the 1920s as a medical office building, Kyle Garden Square in the Elliot Park neighb  more