News by subject: STP

With the warmer weather and longer days of summer moving in, anglers are geared up for the start of bass season, which kicks off on Saturday, June 17 across the Commonwealth. The black bass is one of the most popular sportfish targeted by...

Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller today announced that the five health insurers that sell on Pennsylvania's individual market will stay in the market and filed plans for 2018 with aggregate statewide rate increases of 8.8 percent for individual...

The Pennsylvania Lottery has announced the winning ticket number drawn for the fourth $100,000 Early Bird Bonus Drawing prize as part of the 4th of July Millionaire Raffle. The winning ticket number, 00110708, was randomly drawn from among 27,083...

Wisconsin has long been synonymous with cheese, but the state legislature has made it official ? Wisconsin cheese is now the state dairy product. Wisconsin cheese joins a list of prominent state symbols including the dairy cow, designated the state's...

TransPerfect Custodian Robert Pincus requested discovery of Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD). The request comes soon after CPBD filed a motion for the court to unseal costs totaling many millions in advisor fees and expenses approved by...

The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) housing finance reform proposal has received backing from local Texas mortgage experts, who say the current system, which has been under the government's watch for nearly a decade, is unsustainable and relies...

Digi-Key Electronics today announced its future plans to create over 1,000 new jobs and build a 1,000,000 square foot building expansion to continue to serve its customers globally. The new facility will be located adjacent to its current...

Reinvestment Fund today announced the creation of a $10 million Pay for Success (PFS) Fund to support PFS transactions in the United States. QBE Insurance Group, one of the world's top 20 general insurance and reinsurance companies, plans to invest...

Rick Coburn, president of the California Association of Health Underwriters (CAHU) issued the following statement today regarding California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU)'s new research study on SB 562 (Lara/Atkins):...

Today, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority (Construction Authority) hosted an Industry Workshop at the DoubleTree Hotel in Monrovia, CA. The event drew more than 200 small business representatives and prime contractors interested in...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) released its biennial Report on Underage and High-Risk Drinking, which identifies current levels and trends of underage and college drinking, details prevention strategies and efforts pursued by state and...

House Bill (HB 810) on stem cell therapy has passed in the Texas legislature sending it to the Governor's desk to sign into law. Once signed by Governor Greg Abbott, patients in Texas will have access to this "Right to Try" innovative form of therapy...

Pennsylvania tax amnesty ? which waives all penalties and half of the interest for those who pay their past-due state taxes ? is more than halfway over, Acting Revenue Secretary C. Daniel Hassell reminded taxpayers today. The 60-day program ends at...

On May 24, 2017, Babson VP for Programming and Community Outreach Jane C. Edmonds, along with the Boston Chamber of Commerce President James Rooney, Mayor Marty Walsh, and 50 Boston business and civic leaders took a trip to Washington, DC to discuss...

One jackpot-winning Treasure Hunt ticket worth $120,000 from the Sunday, May 28, drawing was sold at Shop 'N Go, 6001 Buttermilk Hollow Road, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 15-19-21-23-27, to win a jackpot...

Before the Powerball® jackpot rolled to $302 million, a winning Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball® with Power Play® ticket worth $150,000 from the Saturday, May 27, drawing was sold in Allegheny County. The ticket correctly matched four of the five...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $125,000 from the Friday, May 26, drawing was sold at Shell, 717 Broad St., Milford, Pike County. The ticket matched all five balls drawn, 08-15-24-25-39, to win $125,000, less applicable...

The New York Academy of Medicine welcomes to its Board of Trustees three leaders in medicine, science and business: Sherine E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, Professor & Dean of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and CEO of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson...

Governor Tom Wolf and First Lady Frances Wolf joined several hundred soldiers, veterans, Gold Star families and citizens at the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Annual 28th Infantry Division Memorial Service in Boalsburg on May 21. The event was...

The Memorial Day holiday is a yearly reminder that the Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial located at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville, Lebanon County, stands in lasting tribute to those who served our state and nation in times of war and...

Health Secretary Dr. Karen Murphy today observed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week by thanking the commonwealth's EMS providers for their role in keeping Pennsylvanians healthy and safe. "EMS providers play a crucial part in delivering urgent...

With Memorial Day just around the corner, Governor Tom Wolf made a visit to veterans at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home (PSSH) in Erie, PA on Wednesday. The PSSH is the oldest of the six veterans' homes in the Commonwealth and is...

Texas executives, economic developers and government officials visited Shanghai this week on a business development mission to promote strengthened economic ties between China and the Lone Star State. Led by Texas Secretary of State Rolando B....

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) reminds customers that hundreds of Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores will be open Monday, May 29 ? Memorial Day ? as well as on Independence Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans' Day this year. On Memorial Day,...

A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $325,000 from the Thursday, May 25, drawing was sold at Colonial News, 2600 Columbia Ave., Lancaster. The ticket matched all five balls drawn, 01-16-21-29-40, to win $325,000, less...

The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities has issued a cease and desist order against Future Income Payments, LLC and Scott A. Kohan of Newport Coast, Ca. ("FIP"), which operate www.futureincomepayments.com, for unlawfully conducting...

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella today welcomed the Auditor General's performance audit of the Pennsylvania School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS). "I commend Auditor General DePasquale for initiating this audit of PSERS, and support his...

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced that it has received national recognition for another Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) ecosystem in the commonwealth, bringing the total of formally-recognized regional...

Veterans, members of any branch of the military, and their spouses and partners are invited to attend the "Making $ense of Finance" conference at Fort Indiantown Gap, on Friday, June 9, 2017, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The conference program is...

"The passage yesterday of Senate Bill 1381 in the Upper Chamber of the General Assembly spells bad news for over 1 million Illinois consumers ? including older residents, small businesses, working families, individuals dealing with health issues that...

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today joined Indian Creek Valley ATV Club officials and members in a celebration of the club's acquisition of almost 88 acres that expands ATV riding opportunities in Fayette...

Almost two years after the City of Seattle adopted a hastily-crafted "gun violence tax" ostensibly aimed at reducing so-called "gun violence," city police statistics show a startling 17 percent increase in the number of police calls for gunshots, and...

The Pennsylvania Lottery has announced the winning ticket number drawn for the third $100,000 Early Bird Bonus Drawing prize as part of the 4th of July Millionaire Raffle. The winning ticket number, 00075555, was randomly drawn from among 27,712...

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania today announced that the public will now be able to receive flag notifications through the AlertPA, or Code Red, system. The AlertPA System allows users to enroll online for a variety of emergency and weather...

In an effort to ensure high qualities of life for children in Illinois while promoting fairness in the child support system, State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, Fathers' Rights attorney, Jeffery Leving, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and...

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella today praised the announcement by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that the Fiduciary Standard Rule will take effect on June 9. "As a strong advocate of the Fiduciary Standard Rule, I welcome this announcement...

Abila, the leading provider of software and services to associations, nonprofits, and government entities, announced today expanded certification management capabilities with the release of the netFORUM Enterprisetm Credentialing Engine, powered by...

Consumer Watchdog today called on the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) to reject staff recommendations for minor fines against the Governor's top aide Nancy McFadden and the Democratic Party, and to reopen the cases and interview witnesses...

New and experienced hikers can again pick their pace and path through Pennsylvania's bountiful outdoors in more than 50 hikes planned across the state during Hiking Week 2017. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams...

Consistent with the slowdown in April's closed escrow sales, which declined from the previous month and year, low housing inventory and eroding affordability suppressed pending home sales for the fourth straight month, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF...

The Department of Revenue continues to respond to changing consumer-shopping trends by securing an agreement with online retailer Wayfair Inc. to begin collecting the state's 6 percent sales tax, acting Secretary C. Daniel Hassell announced today....

Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella today informed fire companies that Treasury currently holds nearly $180,000 in unclaimed property for hundreds of companies statewide.  "Many fire companies across the state are facing dire financial...

When traveling to Texas, road signs for Beer, Bait and BBQ can be seen along the way.  Something else Texas has is great prosperity with private property and private mineral rights. Oil and Gas production royalties go to the citizens, not the...

"Attorney General Jeff Session's memo does nothing more than put the Department of Justice's losing arguments from the hearing into writing.  It shows that the Trump Administration continues to scramble in an attempt to save an Executive Order that...

Michael Fraser, executive director of ASTHO, issued the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 budget, "A New Foundation for American Greatness": "ASTHO acknowledges that the president's FY18 budget...

The Pennsylvania Department of State filed disciplinary actions against two charitable organizations, professional solicitors and professional fundraising counsel during the month of April, Secretary of State Pedro A. Cortés announced today. A...

A federal court judge has sided with California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su, issuing a judgment in favor of five port and rail truck drivers against XPO Cartage Inc. The ruling awards the drivers reimbursement for expenses and unlawful deductions...

The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (BBVS), and the Advisory Committee for the Blind of Pennsylvania hosted the 2017 Blindness Awareness Expo at the State Capitol Building today. L&I Secretary Kathy...

Education and outreach staff from the Department of Banking and Securities will be meeting with senior citizens, active military and veterans, service provider groups, and the general public across Pennsylvania during the month of June to promote...

A whopping seven Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 tickets split a $1 million jackpot from the Monday, May 22, drawing. The winning tickets were sold in Allegheny, Berks, Chester, Montgomery, Lackawanna, Washington and Westmoreland counties. "It's not...