Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Ranking Member Brendan Boyle, D-Penn., urged Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to reduce interest rates in a letter sent ahead... Read More.
HARRISBURG -- Legislation that provides higher reimbursement rates for emergency medical services (EMS) providers in Pennsylvania, supported by Rep. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming), was signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro this week.“EMS companies in the Northern Tier have been in crisis and are struggling... Read More.
PA House Rep. Tina Pickett, whose 110th District includes a portion of Brasford County, reminds constituents concerned about their electric bills that they are encouraged by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to shop for lower prices through PAPowerSwitch.com.According to the PUC,... Read More.
New York State announced Monday that as hospitalization and COVID-19 infection rates continue to decline, New York is issuing guidance to begin re-opening additional sectors of the economy. Specifically, billiard halls statewide are now permitted to re-open. Additionally,... Read More.
Bradford and Tioga counties in Northern Tier of Pennsyvania remain on the state's list of counties with "substantial transmission status" or high positivity rates of COVID-19 testing results, according to weekly data released Monday by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.“It is quite clear that... Read More.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that three additional states meet the metrics to qualify for the travel advisory the requires individuals who have traveled to New York from those states, all of which have significant community spread, to quarantine for 14 days.... Read More.