Saturday - November 23, 2024
*Pennsylvania Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Sunday November 03, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Casey Announces Thousands of Grocery Store Workers' Pensions Saved by the American Rescue Plan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Almost 11,000 Pennsylvania workers and retirees' pensions will be protected Pension plan secures retirement for food and commercial workers President Biden credited Casey's work to protect pensions American Rescue Plan has saved the pensions of more than 65,000 workers and retirees in PA-based plans Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that the pensions of almost 11,000 Pennsylvania g  more

Fitzpatrick Delivers $1.8 Million for Life-Changing Behavioral Health & Housing Initiatives
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Langhorne, PA Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced a major victory for PA-1 behavioral health services, securing $1,800,000 in Community Project Funding (CPF) for critical projects aimed at supporting low-income individuals with intellectual disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and those at risk of homelessness in Bucks County. This federal investment, part of the FY24 and FY22 C  more

Fitzpatrick Secures Over $4 Million to Combat Water Contamination and Strengthen Infrastructure in Horsham & Langhorne
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Langhorne, PA Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) announced a major victory for the health and environment of the PA-1 community, securing $4,707,286 in Community Project Funding (CPF) to address PFAS contamination in groundwater and enhance sediment reduction technologies. This federal investment, part of the FY24 Consolidated Appropriations Act, was championed by Fitzpatrick as part of a b  more

Pa. Agriculture Dept.: Shapiro Administration Tours Riverton Farms, Highlighting PA Investments in Military Veteran Farmers
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Invites Veterans' Organizations to Apply for Funding to Supply Grants to Military Veterans for Farm Start-Ups, Expansion * * * Doylesburg, PA - Today, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding toured Riverton Farms in Doylesburg, Franklin County. The veteran-owned beef and sheep farm received $10,000 in 2024 to fund a well and pump to water their livestock through Penns  more

Pennsylvania Declares Drought Conditions in 35 Counties
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: * * * 33 counties now in Drought Watch - 2 counties now under Drought Warning Dry conditions persist statewide * * * The Pennsylvania Drought Task Force has announced that the counties of Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehi  more

VP Harris Issues Remarks in Press Gaggle at Dane County Regional Airport, Madison, Wis.
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 2 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Nov. 1, 2024, in a press gaggle at Dane County Regional Airport: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. So, we are in the closing days of this campaign, and Donald Trump and I have been presenting our closing arguments to the American people. As you've heard me say many times, my pledge to the American people is to pursue commonsense solutions, to listen to those -- even those who disag  more

White House Fact Sheet: President Biden Announces 1.2 Million Pensions Protected Under Biden-Harris Administration, Celebrates Historic Support for Unions
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * President Biden Announces 1.2 Million Pensions Protected Under Biden-Harris Administration, Celebrates Historic Support for Unions - President Biden travels to Philadelphia to announce over 29,000 union workers and retirees covered by a Pennsylvania-based pension plan will have their benefits protected. Today President Biden will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to announce that the Bid  more

White House Issues Transcript of Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jean-Pierre, Acting Labor Secretary Su Aboard Air Force One En Route Philadelphia, Pa.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Nov. 2 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Nov. 1, 2024, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su while en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, everybody. Hey, everyone. Q: Hi. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, hi, hi. Okay. I know this is a short flight, but I do have a couple things at the top that's important. So, to start, I wanted to mention that open enrollment in the Fede  more