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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Thursday September 25, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Agricultural, Environmental, Public Safety, Redevelopment, Transportation, and Additional Grant Opportunities
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Agricultural, Environmental, Public Safety, Redevelopment, Transportation, and Additional Grant Opportunities * NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) Implementation Who May Apply: Non-profit entities and institutions of higher education Use: To assess the quality of services provided to system-involved youth  more

FirstEnergy Foundation's Largest Hunger-Relief Grant to Date Will Deliver Nearly 2.3 Million Meals in Pennsylvania
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 25 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Foundation's Largest Hunger-Relief Grant to Date Will Deliver Nearly 2.3 Million Meals in Pennsylvania 37 Pennsylvania food banks and pantries benefit from $2.5 million six-state program * GREENSBURG, Pa., Sept. 24, 2025 -- The FirstEnergy Foundation is supporting local communities as part of its Hunger Action Month initiative - awarding $750,000 in grants to 37 Pennsylvania food banks and pantries. In  more

Grove City College: 'Against the Machine' Author Kingsnorth Headlines Conference
GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * 'Against the Machine' author Kingsnorth headlines conference This year's Grove City College Christian Writers Conference comes early, providing students and faith-focused scribes a chance to listen to and learn from English author Paul Kingsnorth. Kingsnorth, a journalist, novelist, poet, and essayist, will discuss his new book "Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity" at 7 p.m. Oct  more

Hogan to Introduce Legislation to Create Stormwater Rebate Program
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Hogan to Introduce Legislation to Create Stormwater Rebate Program * HARRISBURG - Rep. Joe Hogan (Bucks) recently announced he will be introducing legislation that would allow a second-class township the option to create a rebate program to offset the cost of any stormwater fee they charge to homeowners. Lower Southampton, Middletown and Northampton are second-class townships. "My offi  more

Pa. Conservation & Natural Resources Dept.: Shapiro Administration Invests in Bedford County Trails to Grow Pennsylvania's $19 Billion Outdoor Recreation Economy
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests in Bedford County Trails to Grow Pennsylvania's $19 Billion Outdoor Recreation Economy The new 1.7-mile connector at Warriors Path State Park, built on a rehabilitated railbed along the Huntingdon and Broad Top Rail Trail, is linking communities, attracting visitors, and supporting local businesses. Warriors  more

Pa. Treasurer Stacy Garrity Announces Short-Term Funding Relief for Children and Most Vulnerable Pennsylvanians
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * Treasurer Stacy Garrity Announces Short-Term Funding Relief for Children and Most Vulnerable Pennsylvanians "We have no greater responsibility than to invest in our children and most vulnerable populations." * Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced today that the Pennsylvania Treasury Department will make $500 million available for Pennsylvania's Head Start pro  more

Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry is Working Hard to... Change DC Traffic Laws?
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry is Working Hard to... Change DC Traffic Laws? * Congressman Scott Perry seems more at home in D.C. than in Central PA. Perry won't hold an in-person town hall, won't protect Pennsylvanians' health care premiums from skyrocketing, won't do anything to stop reckless tariffs that are jacking up costs, and doesn't actually care about our rising d  more

Rocco Palermo Unearths 6,000-year-old Settlement at Iraqi Archaeological Dig
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Rocco Palermo Unearths 6,000-year-old Settlement at Iraqi Archaeological Dig * Assistant Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Rocco Palermo and his Kurdish-American team have uncovered a 6,000-year-old site in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as part of the Gird-I Matrab Archaeological Project (GMAP). The project has been underway since 2022, but it was not until this season that Palermo and hi  more

Vishay Intertechnology Releases New 1 A and 2 A Gen 7 1200 V FRED Pt Hyperfast Rectifiers in SlimSMA HV (DO-221AC) Package
MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * Vishay Intertechnology Releases New 1 A and 2 A Gen 7 1200 V FRED Pt Hyperfast Rectifiers in SlimSMA HV (DO-221AC) Package Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today expanded its Gen 7 platform of 1200 V FRED Pt Hyperfast rectifiers with four new devices in the eSMP series SlimSMA HV (DO-221AC) package. Optimized for industrial and automotive applications, the 1 A and   more