March 10, 2025
Financial Assets

Pennsylvania governor sues over Trump administration spending freezes on grants and loans

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday sued agencies under President Donald Trump, saying they are illegally and unconstitutionally withholding billions in federal aid from the state that had already been approved by Congress. Shapiro, a Democrat, filed the lawsuit despite the fact that federal courts have repeatedly rejected the Trump administration’s

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Intangible Assets

Programs to speed permitting process launched by Pa. DEP

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is introducing two programs to hire more staff and expand permitting capacity at the agency, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced.  The initiatives to speed the permitting process are the Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Economic Development (SPEED) program and the Chapter 105 Joint Permit Pilot Program. Both programs

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