News by subject: STP

Gross revenue from gambling at table games in Pennsylvania casinos during January 2018 was down 2.2% compared to January of last year, according to figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Posted on the Board's web site,...

The Department of State today released a list of funeral establishments that have not renewed their facility licenses. The list (PDF) has been posted on the Department website in the interest of protecting consumers, said Acting Secretary of State...

Education and outreach staff from the Department of Banking and Securities will be meeting with senior citizens, professionals, students, and members of the public across Pennsylvania during the month of March to promote financial capability as part...

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has developed new resources to encourage awareness and prevention of pressure injuries ? a serious patient safety concern for both patients and healthcare providers. In a...

Today a California Superior Court judge in San Francisco approved a settlement resolving claims that have lingered for years over whether certain levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate require warnings under California's stringent "Proposition 65"...

City Attorney Dennis Herrera today announced a deal with Lyft that will advance Herrera's investigation into whether Uber and Lyft are following state and local laws on access, discrimination, safety and pay. The...

Consumer Watchdog has urged LA City Attorney Mike Feuer to oppose a deceptive and inadequate Notice to ratepayers in a class action settlement over the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in power rates to City coffers. Consumer Watchdog's...

Ahead of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's State of the City address, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement highlighting the mayor's attack on manufacturers and calling for New...

What: Department of Public Health ? Public Hearing When: Friday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. Where: Holiday Inn, 700 Myles-Standish Blvd., Taunton MA Who: Former patients, local, physicians, nurses, local community leaders and elected officials scheduled to...

After hitting a 10-year low in third-quarter 2017, slightly lower home prices and steady mortgage rates allowed more Californians to purchase a home in the fourth quarter of 2017, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today....

Entry is now open for the first four Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) Limited-Release Lotteries of 2018, which provide the opportunity to purchase three different, highly sought-after bourbons and a rye whiskey. A total of 665 bottles will be...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket sold in Chester County for the Saturday, February 10, drawing matched all five balls drawn, 05-11-31-33-38, to win $800,000, less withholding. Xpress Gas, 216 S. 3rd St., Oxford, earns a $5,000...

The Wolf administration is taking steps to increase the security and auditability of all voting systems used in the commonwealth. Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres today issued a directive that all commonwealth voting systems purchased from...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today welcomed local officials and the public to the grand opening of a new Fine Wine & Good Spirits store at Field Club Commons, 3326 Wilmington Rd., New Castle, Lawrence County. With more than 4,100...

BondLink today announced that the State of California has launched a new, dedicated investor platform to provide additional transparency to bond investors. The new website, which can be found at www.BuyCaliforniaBonds.com, is part of the state's...

In the news release, Mount Airy #1, LLC High Bidder at Third Category 4 Casino Auction, issued February 8, 2018 by Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board over PR Newswire, we are advised by the agency that the eighth paragraph, first sentence, should read...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today held the third in a series of auctions in a process that establishes the order in which the winning bidders select a location for a Category 4 casino. In today's public bid opening, in which 3 bids were...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $1.3 million from the Tuesday, February 6, drawing was sold at Giant Eagle, 6024 U.S. Route 30, Greensburg, Westmoreland County. The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers,...

The Pennsylvania Department of State filed disciplinary actions against 177 licensed or commissioned professionals and notaries public during the month of January, Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres announced today. A comprehensive list of...

The California Department of Justice told the legislature today that it will delay implementation of a key technological tool for stemming the opioid abuse crisis until 2019, more than a year later than the database was deployed statewide. The...

The Wednesday, February 7, 2018 public meeting of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and Category 4 Casino Auction has been postponed due to the expected hazardous weather conditions in the Harrisburg area. The meeting and auction have been...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced it will begin accepting license applications on April 2, 2018 for Manufacturers and Suppliers relative to both Interactive Gaming (iGaming) and Truck Stop Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs).  It should be...

Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children President and CEO Joan Benso said the 2018-19 state budget proposal Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled today demonstrates strong support for investments that will benefit the commonwealth's 2.8 million children. "The...

Mobilize Against Tobacco for Connecticut's Health (MATCH), in partnership with American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACSCAN), has recently launched...

Curriculum Associates' i-Ready® was recently named an approved Student Growth Assessment for Local School District Use by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). The online diagnostic and instruction program, which is currently used by districts...

Pennsylvania Lottery Scratch-Offs winners claimed $173,951,878 in prizes during January, including a top prize of $3 million from the $3 Million Spectacular game. That winning ticket was sold by Smart Mart, 6824 Boyertown Pike, Douglassville, Berks...

Cal/OSHA has cited Gorilla Tree Service for serious and accident-related workplace safety violations following an investigation of a brush chipper accident that killed a 24-year-old worker in Napa. On August 15, 2017, the employee was working on the...

A progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $110,829.50 for the Pennsylvania Lottery's Triple Win game was sold at Sunoco APlus, 3670 Richmond St., Philadelphia, on February 5, 2018. Triple Win is a $10 Fast Play game that offers progressive top...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket sold in Allegheny County for the Saturday, February 3, drawing matched all five balls drawn, 05-13-31-40-43, to win $400,000, less withholding. Mauro's Corner Pizza & Deli, 7409 Saltsburg Road,...

The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) may be headquartered in Lebanon County, but its ability to reach the state's nearly 820,000 veterans and their families extends to all corners of the commonwealth thanks to its two...

A progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $188,034.50 for the Pennsylvania Lottery's Triple Win game was sold at Ligonier Newstand, 127 W. Main St., Ligonier, Westmoreland County on February 2, 2018. Triple Win is a $10 Fast Play game that offers...

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 January 2018. According to the report, January gross revenue from slot machines at the...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today released its 2016-17 Annual Report and Retail Year in Review, two publications that provide insight into agency operations and sales. The annual report, in its fifth year, provides detailed...

In yet another attack on Ohio's construction trades workforce, both union and non-union, State Representatives John Becker and Craig Reidel are seeking the repeal of Ohio's prevailing wage law through introduction of HJR 9....

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket sold in York County for the Tuesday, January 30, drawing matched all five balls drawn, 10-21-22-28-30, to win $1.2 million, less withholding. Rutter's Farm Store, 1520 Pennsylvania Ave., York,...

The Pennsylvania State Police is once again looking for a few good horses. The force's 26-horse mounted patrol unit is seeking donations of horses to be used statewide for searches, crowd control, security, and patrol operations of remote areas. As...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board placed on its web site today information and the first applications to permit qualified truck stops to operate Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs). A link to the applications has been placed on the homepage of the...

The number of Pennsylvania veterans who have added a veterans designation to their driver's license or ID card has topped more than half a million and has grown every day since the program began in 2014. The designation ? an American flag with the...

The public is invited to an open house at the Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home (HVH) located at 138 Veterans Blvd., Duncansville, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The HVH is one of six state veterans' homes operated by the Pennsylvania...

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce today issued the following statement in response to Senate passage of much-needed legislation to strengthen and improve administrative rulemaking at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Expanding...

Two winning Pennsylvania Lottery tickets worth $50,000 each are set to expire in February. They were sold in Montgomery and Allegheny counties. The first ticket nearing expiration is a PICK 5 daytime drawing ticket sold at Towne Tobacco, 419 W....

Illinois Senate Bill 9 was enacted on July 6, 2017 and became effective on January 1, 2018. Additional technical corrections impacting unclaimed property reporting were made in Senate Bill 868, which was enacted on December 15, 2017 and also became...

The Steuben County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) along with the City of Angola and private developers are excited to announce the creation of the Innovation Park in Angola, IN. In this parcel, the site which includes over 100 acres, is...

The United Steelworkers (USW) today issued this statement from District 4 Director John Shinn after Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey opened an investigation into Gov. Charlie Baker's Group Insurance Commission's (GIC) Jan. 18, 2018,...

Recovery Centers of America (RCA), an addiction treatment provider focused on saving one million lives, applauds Governor Tom Wolf's latest effort in battling the opioid epidemic; the creation of an interactive data report system that provides opioid...

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board today held the second in a series of auctions in a process that establishes the order in which the winning bidders select a location for a Category 4 casino. In today's public bid opening, in which 4 bids were...

AARP and top advocacy organizations for New York's communities of color joined today to launch an unprecedented policy solutions agenda aimed at disrupting vast racial and ethnic disparities among New Yorkers 50 and older as detailed in a new brief...

The Elizabeth Dole Foundation applauds the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act, signed into law today by President Trump. The long overdue legislation, which the Foundation and more than 60 national...

The Pennsylvania Lottery's Lots O'Luck second-chance drawing is now open, offering second chances to win up to $50,000. Players may immediately enter non-winning O'Lucky 7s Scratch-Off tickets. Starting February 6, non-winning Tic-Tac-Luck Fast...

At a town-hall-style meeting of parents and community leaders at the Bear Creek School in Elizabethtown, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today unveiled a new public awareness campaign designed to spark conversations about alcohol use...