News by subject: STP

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....

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...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) will temporarily close two Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores in Delaware County as the stores are refurbished. The following stores will close at 7:00 PM on Sunday, Feb. 25, and will reopen on dates to be...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket sold in Schuylkill County for the Wednesday, February 21, drawing matched all five balls drawn, 06-08-13-36-41, to win $650,000, less withholding. The Craft Haus, 2881 Pottsville Minersville...

Asm. Autumn Burke (D-Inglewood) introduced legislation today, AB 2741, that aims to stop the abuse of prescription opioids in minors.   This legislation addresses the opioid epidemic by tightening prescription regulations. "As a legislator and a...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board's Executive Director Kevin O'Toole announced this afternoon that the location of the bid submitted today by Sands Bethworks Gaming, LLC for a Category 4 casino location intruded upon the reserved area of a...

The Department of State will have nomination petition packets available for congressional candidates on Thursday, February 22, Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres announced today. Congressional candidates will follow a revised petition...

Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres announced today that more than 2,000 people impacted by hurricane destruction in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been helped by eight One-Stop-Shop: Traveling Resource and...

Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the 35 Champion Cities in the 2018 U.S. Mayors Challenge, a nationwide competition that encourages city leaders to uncover bold, inventive ideas that confront the toughest problems cities face. These 35 urban...

Senator Elizabeth Dole, founder of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation and advocate for military and veteran caregivers, released the following statement today on behalf of the Foundation, regarding the VA Office of Inspector General Report: "Secretary...

The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a challenge brought by Mercury Insurance, State Farm and other insurance companies across the United States to insurance reform Proposition 103. That California law has saved motorists over $100 billion since...

Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres today said the Department of State is taking necessary steps to implement the remedial congressional map released Monday by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. "The Department of State is well prepared for a new...

TRC, a leader in engineering, environmental consulting and construction-management services, is pleased to announce that Senior Security Consultant David Jolley has been confirmed as U.S. Marshal for Eastern Tennessee by the United States Senate....

Individuals filing their 2017 Pennsylvania personal income taxes can help Pennsylvania's military personnel and their families by donating part or all of their refund to the state's Military Family Relief Assistance Program. The program,...

The state Department of Health (DOH) has given contingent approval to North Shore University Hospital's (NSUH) request to establish Long Island's first adult liver transplant program. The state Public Health and Health Planning Council has approved...