News by subject: STP

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket for the Thursday, November 30, drawing was sold at Sheetz, 12000 Perry Highway, Wexford. The ticket matched all five balls drawn, 09-11-23-27-30, to win $400,000, less applicable withholding. The...

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the State of California challenging the newest regulations on so-called "assault weapons" and alleging that, as promulgated, they violate the state Administrative Procedures Act. The suit is...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today welcomed local officials and the public to the grand re-opening of a renovated and expanded Fine Wine & Good Spirits store at Hillcrest Shopping Center, 644 E. Main St., Lansdale, Montgomery County....

Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres on Wednesday awarded Conestoga High School students the inaugural Governor's Civic Engagement Award for their efforts to encourage voting and civic participation. "Voting is one of our most sacred rights as...

Under new authority granted to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) by Act 44 of 2017, the PLCB today announced its Licensee Compliance Program, through which the agency will educate licensees about existing license requirements and suspend...

The Pennsylvania Lottery today announced the winning ticket number drawn for the third $100,000 Weekly Drawing prize as part of the New Year's Millionaire Raffle. The weekly drawings lead up to the game's main drawing on January 6, 2018. The...

Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann was recognized as one of Pennsylvania's "50 Over 50" by City & State Pennsylvania. The award honors the most influential Pennsylvanians in government, business, culture and social services to...

Recently, National Taxpayers Union (NTU) President Pete Sepp joined Arizona Senator Jeff Flake for an employee town hall on tax reform at Geco, an aerospace technology company located in Mesa, Arizona.  Experience the interactive Multichannel News...

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) announcement to increase the 2018 conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie...

The Pennsylvania State Police investigated 981 crashes during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday driving period from Nov. 22 through Nov. 26, 2017. The total represents an increase of 5.4 percent compared to the 931 crashes investigated during the...

A series of debates on the future of legal sports betting in the United States has taken place this month in forums from New York to Washington, DC. Those debates will culminate at the January 5-7, 2018, Winter Meeting of the National Council of...

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 132 into law yesterday at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. Unless a person is certified by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM), the law prohibits that person from using the...

The Board of Water and Power Commissioners for LADWP has put on its agenda a Tuesday vote to transfer nearly $242 million from "surplus" power rates ? overcharges to ratepayers ? to fill a hole in the city budget without voter approval at the ballot...

On November 27, 2017 the UMD's Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise (CPPPE) released its latest findings and recommendations in the "Acquisition Reform to Enable Military Effectiveness" report. The report written by William Lucyshyn,...

The Pennsylvania Lottery's Cash 5 game awarded a pair of $300,000 jackpots over the Thanksgiving weekend and created tens of thousands of winners statewide.  A ticket sold in Northampton County won a jackpot worth $300,000 for the Thursday,...

Three Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball® players had reason to be extra thankful over the holiday weekend after drawings on Wednesday and Saturday awarded them prizes of $100,000. Two winning Powerball with Power Play® tickets worth $100,000 each for...

The Pennsylvania Lottery today announced the winning ticket number drawn for the second $100,000 Weekly Drawing prize as part of the New Year's Millionaire Raffle. The weekly drawings lead up to the game's main drawing on January 6, 2018. The...

California pending home sales shrank for the fourth consecutive month in October to post the lowest level in six months, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said today. Even with the homebuying season...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $2.03 million from the Tuesday, November 21, drawing was sold at Weis Market, 100 Park Hills Plaza, Altoona, Blair County. The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers,...

Today, iNACOL published a new policy issue brief, Redefining Student Success: Profile of a Graduate, which provides recommendations for state policymakers to generate a shared vision for student success that prepares all students for college, career...

"House Bill 1424, sponsored by State Representative Greg Harris and Senator Daniel Biss, is a compassionate, fiscally responsible measure that ensures the state's leading in-home senior care program, the Community Care Program (CCP), remains intact...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today announced that most Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores across the commonwealth will open for extended hours during the upcoming holiday season, to provide customers additional shopping opportunities and...

The PA Department of Banking and Securities and PA State Police advise holiday shoppers ? whether online or at brick-and-mortar stores ? to be especially vigilant in protecting their financial information. Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket for the Monday, November 20, drawing was sold at Grab n Go, 7261 Steubenville Pike, Oakdale. The ticket matched all five balls drawn, 05-18-19-25-38, to win $325,000, less applicable withholding....

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

Cal/OSHA has cited six employers $241,950 for workplace safety and health violations after reports that workers contracted Valley Fever on a solar project construction site in Monterey County. The employers at the California Flats Solar Project in...

Today, Laura Saccente, director of the Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN), testified at a joint bipartisan House Policy Committee hearing on out-of-school time (OST) programs and their contributions to building a...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket for the Friday, November 17, drawing was sold at Fine Wine & Good Spirits, 832 S. St. Marys Road, St. Marys. The ticket matched all five balls drawn, 03-11-25-31-37, to win $325,000, less...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today welcomed local officials, the public, and "TODAY" show host Kathie Lee Gifford to the grand opening of a new Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection Store at the Capital City Mall, Camp Hill,...

Compassion & Choices praised the Vermont Medical Society for dropping its 14-year opposition to doctors writing prescriptions for terminally ill adults who request  medication to end unbearable suffering and die peacefully. The society posted a...

Following validation of 106 qualified bids received by the Nov. 9 deadline for the fourth restaurant license auction authorized by Act 39 of 2016, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) this week is issuing Notices of Selection to top bidders...

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) issued the following statement in response to the House tax bill that passed today: "We are disappointed with today's passage of H.R. 1, the so-called Tax Cut and Jobs...

AARP is taking to the airwaves to make sure working New Yorkers know they can start taking advantage of the state's new paid family leave law beginning January 1. AARP New York is spreading the news via television,...

The Pennsylvania Lottery today announced the winning ticket number drawn for the first $100,000 Weekly Drawing prize as part of the New Year's Millionaire Raffle. The weekly drawings lead up to the game's main drawing on January 6, 2018. The...

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 December for events focused primarily on...

California home sales lost momentum in October to post the first back-to-back annual sales decline in more than a year as a stubbornly low supply of available homes for sale continued to plague the market, especially at the more affordable price...

VisionWare, a leading provider of Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for hospitals, health systems, and state and local governments, recently announced a strategic partnership with Montgomery County, PA to help streamline operations and improve...

The Pennsylvania Department of State filed disciplinary actions against 145 licensed or commissioned professionals and notaries public during the month of October, Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres announced today. A comprehensive list of...

Gross revenue from gambling at table games in Pennsylvania casinos during October 2017 was up 1.8% compared to October of last year, according to figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Posted on the Board's web site,...

Mary Alexander, San Francisco victims' rights attorney, is hailing the decision by the California Court of Appeals sustaining a judgment ordering top lead paint companies including Sherwin-Williams, NL Industries, and ConAgra to pay into a fund to be...

Three candidates for Superior Court have asked that no statewide recount be carried out in the close race, Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres announced today. In the contest for four open seats on the Superior Court, unofficial results from all...

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.), together with members of California's homebuilding and housing community, including the California Building Industry Association and the California Housing Consortium, this week sent an open letter to...

Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin L. Wiessmann has issued a letter to all Pennsylvania state-chartered, licensed, and registered financial institutions and companies to provide an update on cybersecurity efforts and available resources. The...

In response to Governor Charlie Baker's proposed CARE Act, Andrew Dreyfus, President & CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, released the following statement: "We applaud Governor Baker for this important...

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released today its 2018 list of 10 Places in Peril in the state. Sites on the list include: A.J. Gillen Department Store in Maxeys (Oglethorpe County); Bibb City Elementary School in Columbus (Muscogee...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket for the Tuesday, November 14, drawing was sold at Turkey Hill Minit Market, 4031 Horseshoe Pike, Honey Brook. The ticket matched all five balls drawn, 03-09-15-29-38, to win $325,000, less...

The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in regard to President Trump's nomination of Thomas Homan as director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement:...

The California Massage Therapy Council names Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties) as Legislator of the Year for the 2017 legislative session. "I thank the California Massage Therapy Council for its...

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Plant Farley, in cooperation with state and local emergency management agencies, will conduct the annual test of the emergency notification system located within the plant's 10-mile emergency planning zone. This annual test...

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today sent a strong message to President Trump and Congress that Californians would be hurt significantly by the current Tax Reform plan in a full-page open letter advertisement in some of California's...