News by subject: STP

California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA), Alcohol Justice and the Los Angeles Drug & Alcohol Policy Alliance have organized a community rally to protest State Senator Ricardo Lara (D- Bell Gardens) in response to his continued support and...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced that license applications for entities interested in offering fantasy sports contests are available.  The applications noted above are on the PGCB's web site, www.gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. The...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced today that a "subsequent round" of Category 4 Casino Auctions will begin on March 21, 2018.  That decision comes after today's auction concluded with no bids being received for a Category 4 Casino...

As Wednesday's nor'easter battered the eastern part of the state, members of the Pennsylvania State Police were out in force on the roadways, responding to crashes and reports of disabled vehicles. Troopers also enforced commercial vehicle...

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's annual "I Am Patient Safety" contest reveals the exemplary patient safety efforts of Pennsylvania healthcare workers. This year's contest expanded its outreach; specifically...

Today a bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers introduced a bill in the Minnesota House to raise the state tobacco sale age to 21. Minnesota would become the sixth state in the nation to pass a Tobacco 21 law, which aims to protect youth from...

The Labor Commissioner's Office has cited Chino-based weight loss and fitness chain the Camp Bootcamp, Inc., doing business as the Camp Transformation Center, more than $8.3 million for multiple wage theft and labor law violations. Unpaid wages and...

Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann has announced the release of the second Consumer Services Annual Report for 2016-2017. The report highlights the work of the department's Financial Services for Consumers and Business staff under...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket sold in suburban Pittsburgh for the Tuesday, March 6, drawing matched all five balls drawn, 09-23-27-33-38, to win $800,000, less withholding. Shop 'N Save, 2362 Golden Mile Highway, Holiday Park,...

California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA), Alcohol Justice, Institute for Public Strategies, and Behavioral Health Services in Hollywood are sponsoring a Community Town Hall meeting and panel discussion for residents of Los Angeles and West Hollywood...

"With Governor Inslee's signing of Breakfast After the Bell legislation (HB 1508), the State of Washington has become a national leader in school hunger policy. On behalf of students across the state, we wish to thank the Governor for his support, as...

Cal/OSHA has cited Alhambra Foundry Co. Ltd. $283,390 for workplace safety and health violations following a confined space accident that resulted in the amputation of an employee's legs. Cal/OSHA cited Alhambra Foundry for similar violations eight...

A leading authority on immigration law will explore the future of the nation's immigration policy as the featured speaker of the annual Yale L. Rosenberg Memorial Lecture at the University of Houston Law Center on March 8....

Georgia Power has completed an assessment of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for the company ? including approximately $1.2 billion in benefits for customers. The benefits were confirmed as part of an agreement with Georgia Public Service...

The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced today that the department is partnering with the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF) to provide life-saving 'Stop the Bleed' tourniquet training to its troopers. Additionally, members will...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today announced the return of nearly $2.2 million in licensing fees to 1,223 municipalities in which licensees are located. Twice a year, as required by law, the PLCB returns liquor license fees paid by...

A Lancaster County store sold a progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $113,380 for the Pennsylvania Lottery's Triple Win Fast Play game on March 5, 2018. Citgo Mountville Mart, 302 Highland Drive, Mountville, earns a $500 bonus for selling the...

The Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is encouraging anglers and boaters to join agency officials at Sportsmen's Forums in Philadelphia on March 10 and Williamsport on March 17 for an open discussion on how the agency can best conserve aquatic...

Pennsylvania Lottery Scratch-Offs winners claimed $168,318,401 in prizes during February, including two top prizes of $3 million: Bingman Packing Company, 165 Fifth Ave., Berlin, Somerset County sold a top prize-winning ticket for the $3 Million...

Duke Energy Progress today filed new rates for North Carolina customers based on the North Carolina Utilities Commission's (NCUC) order issued Feb. 23. Even with the adjustment, customer rates will remain below the national average....

A progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $258,449 for the Pennsylvania Lottery's Triple Win Fast Play game was sold at Turkey Hill Minit Market, 2339 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, on March 2, 2018. It was the largest prize awarded to date by Triple...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted on its web site today the monthly report for total revenue generated from the play of slot machines at casinos during February 2018. According to the report, February gross revenue from slot machines at...

President Trump announced his intention to impose a 10% tariff on all aluminium imports. The official decision will be announced next week, and the tariffs would be in force for "quite a while" according to the President. "If the United States hits...

Keeping IDentities Safe, a Washington D.C. based non-profit, applauds the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) for its pursuing full REAL ID compliance and employing high security central issuance. The Ohio BMV will issue REAL ID compliant driver's...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 5, 2018 to gather evidence, including public comment, on the renewal of the operator's license for Sands Bethworks, LLC, operator of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem...

The Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection store at 5956 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, will host a special whiskey tasting with Charlie Garrison from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Saturday, March 3. Garrison Brothers, home of the first and oldest legal...

To better meet the needs of their nearly 250,000 combined registered voters, ten counties in Tennessee have made the decision to move forward with confidence and replace their direct record electronic (DRE) voting systems upgrading to the U.S....

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) invites Pennsylvanians to experience an outstanding selection of wines and spirits during the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's annual flower show from March 3 through 11 at the Pennsylvania Convention...

Continuing the recent trend to provide federal income tax relief for certain wages paid during national disasters, businesses impacted by the California wildfires can receive a benefit similar to the tax credit in 2017 for businesses impacted by the...

Consumer Watchdog urged Governor Jerry Brown to direct state oil regulators to publicly post all oil well leaks in the state after learning that the state is tracking all spills from wells of oil, drilling fluids, and toxic water but not disclosing...

The following is a Westport, Connecticut Representative Town Meeting letter addressing the CT General Assembly Transportation Committee presented by Greg Kraut.  Dear Connecticut General Assembly Transportation Committee, I call for all rail...

Eligible veterans who served on active duty in the Persian Gulf Theater of Operations from Aug. 2, 1990 to Aug. 31, 1991, have six months to collect a special one-time payment to honor their service and sacrifice. Applications for the Persian Gulf...

The Pennsylvania Lottery's Fast Play games have awarded more than $94 million in prizes to over 11 million winners during the first year of sales. Fast Play games offer players the chance to win prizes without scratching the ticket or waiting for a...

A state task force on Wednesday issued a final report recommending 14 action steps to deliver needed services and help keep youth with mental health conditions out of jails and prisons. "Of the nearly 30,000 youth arrests and 11,000 youth admissions...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket sold in Mercer County for the Tuesday, February 27, drawing matched all five balls drawn, 08-15-18-24-32, to win $125,000, less withholding. Penn Ohio Lottery & Deli, 830 S. Irvine Ave., Sharon,...

Every two and a half minutes someone in the United States will be diagnosed with lung cancer, with an estimated 234,030 new cases in the United States this year. The American Lung Association's inaugural LUNG FORCE "State of Lung Cancer" 2018 report...

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) today released its report on best practices in freight planning at the state level.  The report will allow state Departments of Transportation and their consultants to better address those freight...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket sold in Northampton County for the Monday, February 26, drawing matched all five balls drawn, 05-08-10-36-47, to win $500,000, less withholding. Fast Fill, 325 N. Best Ave., Walnutport, earns a...

The Labor Commissioner's Office has cited a Los Angeles restaurant $519,706 in wage theft violations for paying workers as little as $4 per hour. Since 2014, 25 servers at the Shrimp Lover's Los Angeles location were paid less than the minimum wage,...

Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann today commended students from 12 Pennsylvania colleges and universities who will be competing in the 2018 Conference of State Banking Supervisors (CSBS) Community Bank Case Study...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is bringing "one-stop shopping" to property taxes, putting key information on a single web page. Go to the cookcountytreasurer.com and select "Your Property Tax Overview" to: Pay your taxes online for free using...

Two winning tickets split a $120,000 Pennsylvania Lottery Treasure Hunt jackpot from the Saturday, February 24, drawing. Each ticket matched all five numbers drawn, 04-12-13-19-26, to win $60,000, less applicable withholding. They were sold by...

The registered nurses of Baystate Franklin Medical Center, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, agreed on Friday to withdraw their one-day strike notice after Baystate Health requested the withdrawal in order to return to the...

CNX, a leader in providing broadband master planning and program management services to municipalities across the country, wants Tennessee residents to understand the impact that the recent House Bill 2279, if passed will have on their communities. ...

Citizens to Elect Shay Tyrone Allen will host "Comedy Friendraiser," a political fundraiser featuring comedians Just Nesh and Leon Rodgers at 7p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at Room 43, 1043 East 43rd St., in support of criminal defense attorney Shay...

On Friday, February 23rd at 12pm, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) will join Bob Forrester, the President and CEO of the Newman's Own Foundation and Eliot Russman President, CEO and Executive Director of Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation at the Fidelco...

Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres announced today military veterans and reservists saved almost $200,000 thanks to business and professional licensing fee exemptions in 2017. "Eliminating fees for our military veterans...

Today, Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor John Carey signed approval documents for Western Governors University (WGU) that authorize the nonprofit, online university to establish its eighth state affiliate, WGU Ohio. These approvals also...

The Pennsylvania Department of State filed disciplinary actions against 9 charitable organizations, professional solicitors and professional fundraising counsel during the month of January, Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres announced today. A...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today announced that Greenwood Gaming and Entertainment, Inc., which operates the Parx Casino in Bucks County, gained the award in the fourth auction in a process that establishes the order in which the winning...