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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Wednesday August 20, 2025 ( 12 items )  

78% of Businesses Are Investing in GenAI -- But Just 36% Have the Infrastructure to Support It, New Unisys Study Finds
BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 (TNSrep) -- Unisys, a technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * 78% of Businesses Are Investing in GenAI -- but Just 36% have the Infrastructure to Support It, New Unisys Study Finds Despite surging interest in emerging technology, most organizations lack the IT core to support innovation, risking ROI and security * BLUE BELL, Pa., August 19, 2025 -- Unisys (NYSE: UIS) has released a new global report examining how orga  more

ACA Connects Statement on Potential Mega-Broadcaster Mergers With Tegna
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 -- ACA Connects (America's Communications Association) issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * ACA Connects Statement on Potential Mega-Broadcaster Mergers with Tegna Grant Spellmeyer, President and CEO of America's Communications Association (ACA Connects), released the following statement regarding Nexstar Media Group's announced deal to purchase Tegna and Sinclair's reported offer to merge with Tegna. "We know exactly what will happen   more

Alabama Artifacts Set for Repatriation to 5 Native American Tribes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, has announced its intention to repatriate 112 cultural objects to five Native American tribes. The collection of artifacts, which includes a gorget fragment and various stone tools, was identified as unassociated funerary objects collected from a burial site in Morgan County, Alabama, during the mid-to-late 20th century. The items were donated to the museum in 2004 from the estate of David J. Werner. Under the Native A  more

Benton Man Charged With Distribution of Methamphetamine
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release: * * * Benton Man Charged With Distribution of Methamphetamine WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Anthony Devine, age 35, of Benton, Pennsylvania, was indicted on July 24, 2025, by a federal grand jury on two charges of distribution of methamphetamine. The case was unsealed following  more

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Promising Preclinical Data for Expanding Use of Drug for Primary Mitochondrial Diseases
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 (TNSjou) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Promising Preclinical Data for Expanding Use of Drug for Primary Mitochondrial Diseases The drug, currently in clinical trials for MELAS, might have therapeutic benefits in Leigh syndrome and other forms of mitochondrial disease based on zebrafish model data * Researchers in the Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Progr  more

ITA Delays Trade Decision on South Korean Goods
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is delaying its initial decision on imports of certain monomers and oligomers from South Korea. Arkema Inc., Radnor, Pennsylvania, the petitioner that first brought the trade case, requested the postponement, citing the complexity of the matter. The delay will give the government more time to analyze questionnaire responses and allow the petitioner adequate time to review and comment on them before   more

Penn State Athletics announces Faculty/Staff Appreciation Days at Beaver Stadium
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Athletics announces Faculty/Staff Appreciation Days at Beaver Stadium * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Athletics has announced Faculty/Staff Appreciation Days for this upcoming football season. Faculty, staff and their families are eligible for discounted tickets for the Nevada (Aug. 30), FIU (Sept. 6) and Northwestern (Oct. 11) home games at Beaver Stadium. Game tickets   more

Podcast: The Realities of AI Implementation: What Every Firm Needs to Know, Oyster Consulting
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Podcast: The Realities of AI Implementation: What Every Firm Needs to Know, Oyster Consulting * Partner Carolyn Welshhans joined a podcast from Oyster Consulting to continue her discussion from Part One and Part Two of this podcast series. In Part Three, Carolyn and her fellow panelists analyze the practical realities facing firms implementing artificial intellig  more

Rep. Kelly formally dedicates U.S. Post Office in Titusville after Edwin Drake
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly formally dedicates U.S. Post Office in Titusville after Edwin Drake * TITUSVILLE, PA \-- On Monday, August 18, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) led a ceremony to formally dedicate the U.S. Post Office in Titusville, Pennsylvania after Edwin Drake, the father of the American oil industry. Kelly was joined by officials from the U.S. Postal Service. "Edwin Drake's discovery led to a revoluti  more

Report: Grove City College's Economic Impact Tops $176 Million
GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 (TNSrpt) -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * Report: College's economic impact tops $176 million Grove City College's impact on the state and local economy tops $176 million, according to a new study by the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP.) The study looked at the College's direct, indirect, and induced impact as measured by spending by the College on operations, student and visitor s  more

Rising Stars: Allison D. Gargano, New York Law Journal
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Rising Stars: Allison D. Gargano, New York Law Journal * Partner Allison Gargano is a featured New York Law Journal "Rising Star" for her work in M&A and private equity law, where she represents professional sports teams, private equity fund clients, and healthcare investors. The New York Law Journal profile highlights Allison's practice, her pro bono and leade  more

Trump Administration Plans to Gut Funding for Independent Investigation Board Just Days After Deadly Explosion at US Steel Plant
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Plans to Gut Funding for Independent Investigation Board Just Days After Deadly Explosion at US Steel Plant * CLAIRTON, PA -- The Sierra Club is demanding continued federal funding for an independent investigation board looking into the cause of the deadly August 11 explosion at a U.S. Steel facility in Pennsylvania. It was reported that the Trump administration plans   more