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We have a “once in a generation” opportunity to help ensure there is a legacy of outdoor recreation in Pennsylvania.

FOX43 asked the 45 state representatives and senators in the viewing area to provide calendars for their non-session work days. No one did.

Apr 20, 2021 >>House Passes Bill Aimed To Help Young Business Owners (Harrisburg, PA) -- The state House is passing a bill that would allow minors to obtain licenses to operate their own businesses. The "free the lemonade stand" bill would allow minors to obtain these licenses if their business generates less than five-thousand-dollars in profits and is open for less than 84 days. State Representative Johnathan Hershey says the bill is limited so it allows minor-run businesses to operate with...

Apr 20, 2021 Nike will lease a 1 million square-foot warehouse in Bethlehem, a move that is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to the city. The warehouse, which will be in the Majestic Bethlehem Center on old Bethlehem Steel land on Commerce Center Boulevard, is expected to open in mid-summer, according to city Mayor Bob Donchez, who says the warehouse will bring at least 250 jobs to the city. The Pennsylvania Department of Health added 5675 new cases of coronavirus to the states overall total...

‘Free the lemonade stand’: Pa. House approves bill to help businesses run by minors Updated 6:20 PM; Today 4:20 PM The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed legislation that frees minors under age 18 from having to get a license to operate a businesses that nets under $5,000 a year in profits. That would let youngsters in this state operate a lemonade stand like this 4-year-old Mia Swilley of Liverpool, N.Y., without fear of getting fined. October 1, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@...

PennsylvaniaDemocrats have proposed a bill that would grant drivers’ licenses to undocumented immigrants. "In today’s fast paced world, a driver’s license is essential to earn a living, travel safely, and live a dignified existence," its sponsors said late last month before introducing it. House Bill 279 would amend state law to allow "individuals without a Social Security number" to obtain licenses and learner permits. "Unfortunately, countless undocumented persons are unable to apply fo...