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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Tuesday August 05, 2025 ( 15 items )  

Boyle Statement on CBO Analysis Showing Big Ugly Law Will Add Over $4 Trillion to the Debt
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSrep) -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle Statement on CBO Analysis Showing Big Ugly Law Will Add Over $4 Trillion to the Debt Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis (https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61466) showing that Republicans' Big U  more

Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area -- June 2025
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area -- June 2025 * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.7 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported t  more

Congressman Deluzio Celebrates $1.2 Million in Federal Grants to Three Western PA Dairy Farmers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio Celebrates $1.2 Million in Federal Grants to Three Western PA Dairy Farmers * CARNEGIE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) celebrated the award of $1,254,169 in federal funding to three dairy farms in Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District. The funding will support new equipment and infrastructure projects to modernize and boost Western PA milk production at   more

Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville opens to patients
DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release: * * * Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville opens to patients * DANVILLE, Pa. -- Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville, at 206 Maria Hall Drive, will open its doors and begin accepting patients on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The 96-bed facility will provide care for adults, pediatric and adolescent patients with acute symptoms of behavioral health disorders such as anxiety, depres  more

Geisinger School of Medicine holds White Coat Ceremony for Class of 2029
DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release: * * * Geisinger School of Medicine holds White Coat Ceremony for Class of 2029 * SCRANTON - Geisinger College of Health Sciences' School of Medicine held its 17th annual White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2029 on Friday, Aug. 1, at Marywood University. The ceremony is held in common with virtually every other medical school in the nation. White Coat ceremonies welcome new medical  more

Grove City College: With Certification, Farone Leads on Honey Bee Medicine
GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * With certification, Farone leads on honey bee medicine As director of The Bee Project at GCC, Grove City College Professor of Biology Dr. Tracy S. Farone is working on the leading edge of an emerging, critical area of veterinary medicine. She has traveled the world - and been stung hundreds of times - to study of honey bees, other pollinators, and the conditions that impact their health, which  more

Highmark Wholecare expands Farm-to-Family program with largest event to date in central Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Highmark Wholecare expands Farm-to-Family program with largest event to date in central Pennsylvania * * Hundreds of families will access fresh food, health information, and support services through one-of-a-kind health and nutrition partnership Steelton, Pa. (August 4, 2025) -- Highmark Wholecare, in collaboration with Hamilton Health Center and the  more

Houlahan, Scanlon, McBride Visit Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art to Highlight the Importance of Preserving FEMA and National Weather Service Funding
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan, Scanlon, McBride Visit Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art to Highlight the Importance of Preserving FEMA and National Weather Service Funding * July 31, 2025 (Chester, PA) -- On July 31, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), and Sarah McBride (DE-AL) visited the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Chadds Ford to highlight the risks of dismant  more

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Thompson Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Crop Innovation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following opening statement from a July 22, 2025, hearing entitled "Past Breakthroughs and Future Innovations in Crop Production": * * * Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing. I want to begin by thanking Ranking Member Craig for her partnership in hosting this bipartisan hearing, and I appreciate the participation of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle who are here   more

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Thompson Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Implications of Proposition 12
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following opening statement from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12": * * * Good morning, everyone and thank you for joining us at today's important hearing to examine the implications of California's Proposition 12. To each of our witnesses, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to share your expertise with us.  more

Jefferson Releases Its 2024 Community Impact Report: Building Healthier Communities
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 (TNSrep) -- Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals issued the following news release: * * * Jefferson Releases its 2024 Community Impact Report: Building Healthier Communities Report highlights community investment, expanded programs and collaborative partnerships addressing some of the region's most pressing health and social challenges. * PHILADELPHIA, August 4, 2025 - Today, Jefferson released its 2024 Community Impact Report: Creating Healthier Communit  more

Reed Smith advises joint brokers on fundraising for Tasty
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Smith advises joint brokers on fundraising for Tasty * The Ventnor Bay Company Limited, owned by David Page, the former chief executive of PizzaExpress, is an investment vehicle focused on investments in the hospitality sector. Capital markets partner Samantha Myers and associate Georgia Crossman are leading the Reed Smith deal team on the transaction, supporte  more

Reps. Houlahan, McBride, and Scanlon Tour PFAS Filtration Plant in Wilmington, Highlight Need for Safe Drinking Water and Strong Federal Standards
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Houlahan, McBride, and Scanlon Tour PFAS Filtration Plant in Wilmington, Highlight Need for Safe Drinking Water and Strong Federal Standards * July 31, 2025 (Wilmington, DE) -- On July 31, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Sarah McBride (DE-AL), and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) visited the Stanton Water Treatment Plant in Wilmington, Delaware. They toured the facility and received   more

Unisys Named an Innovator in Avasant's 2025 Application Management Services RadarView Report
BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 (TNSrep) -- Unisys, a technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Unisys Named an Innovator in Avasant's 2025 Application Management Services RadarView Report 5-Star Rating in Practice Maturity Recognizes Leadership in AI-Augmented Application Services and Industry Innovation * BLUE BELL, Pa., August 4, 2025 - Unisys (NYSE: UIS) has been named an Innovator in the 2025 Application Management Services 2025 RadarView (https://www.unisy  more

University of Kansas Visit Enhances HVAC Collaboration
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * University of Kansas visit enhances HVAC collaboration Representatives from University of Kansas visited Penn College's campus recently to learn more about the college's heating, ventilation & air conditioning degrees. The university is the lead institution in a new National Science Foundation Gen-4 Engineering Research Center named the Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology H  more