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Oct 16, 2024
The closing of Sheetz in this rural PA county wasn’t the blow some feared, as businesses and revitalization efforts filled the gap.
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Sep 5, 2024
A proposed water privatization reform package cleared a Pennsylvania House panel in April, but the full chamber has yet to take up the bills.
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Aug 28, 2024
A bipartisan bill seeks to fill rural health care vacancies in Pennsylvania by offering student loan forgiveness to physicians, nurses, and midwives.
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Aug 7, 2024
The $47.6 billion state budget makes investments in agriculture, rural hospitals, and economic development.
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Jul 17, 2024
The Rural Population Revitalization Commission is tasked with finding ways to encourage people to move to and stay in Pennsylvania’s rural counties.
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May 23, 2024
The Pennsylvania government refuses to pay local stormwater fees, but state lawmakers advance bill mandating its fair share.
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May 15, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to use state taxpayer dollars to get more dairy farmers on a federal insurance plan.
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Apr 5, 2024
Stormwater fees have helped dozens of local governments pay for infrastructure improvements. But the fee model faces legal woes and pushback.
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Mar 8, 2024
As part of Shapiro’s budget pitch, Pennsylvania farmers could see a new grant opportunity.
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Mar 5, 2024
Eminent domain lets the government take private property for payment to develop public use projects, but Pennsylvania farmers want more for land lost.
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Jan 23, 2024
Proposed legislation that would allow Pennsylvania nonprofits to accept credit and debit card payments for raffles could provide much-needed relief.