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Pennsylvania Doctors Worry Over Fracking 'Gag Rule'

May 17, 2012
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A new law grants doctors access to information about trade-secret chemicals used in natural gas drilling.

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Pennsylvania's Employment Situation for April 2012

May 17, 2012
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HARRISBURG, Pa., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in April, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the 7.5 percent March rate. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was below the U.S.

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Pennsylvania Casino Enjoys Turnaround

May 17, 2012
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Mount Airy Casino Resort, one of Pennsylvania's first stand-alone casinos, is enjoying a change in fortune after years of tough times and a legal cloud over its ownership.

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Foreclosure filings up in Philadelphia region

May 17, 2012
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Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, along with New Jersey, saw higher rates of foreclosure filings in April from a year ago, RealtyTrac reported Thursday.

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Pennsylvania hospitals improve financial health despite rise in uncompensated care, report says

May 17, 2012
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Pennsylvania residents are getting a lot of medical care for which they lack insurance or cash to pay. Still, the hospitals managed to improve their own financial health.

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Pennsylvania Sinfonia, Macungie Band go Broadway

May 17, 2012
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For lovers of Broadway music, this is your weekend. Two Lehigh Valley ensembles are devoting their energies to one of America's most enduring artistic accomplishments.

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Hospital profits jump

May 16, 2012
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Pennsylvania hospital profits increased in fiscal 2011, but uncompensated care expenses rose sharply, according to an independent state agency that analyzes health care data.

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Will Adult Children Have to Pay Mom's Nursing Home Costs?

May 16, 2012
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A Pennsylvania state appeals court has ruled that the adult son of a nursing home resident is responsible for her unpaid $93,000 bill.

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PREIT Increases Quarterly Dividend 6.7% for Common Shares and Declares Initial Dividend for New Preferred Shares

May 16, 2012
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Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust announced today that its Board of Trustees has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per common share, which represents a 6.7% increase over...

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10 Pennsylvania Events for Memorial Day 2012

May 16, 2012
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Memorial Day is May 28. For Pennsylvanians, that means a weekend full of parades, festivals and memorial celebrations.

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Pennsylvania Offering College Savings Plans

May 16, 2012
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Pennsylvania is offering a chance to win one of ten $529 college savings accounts.

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The Pennsylvania Dog Bite Lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., Discuss Pennsylvania's Dog Bite Liability Statutes

May 16, 2012
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PHILADELPHIA, PA-- - Recently, the owner of an apartment building in Pennsylvania was sued by the mother of a child who had been bitten by a dog owned by...

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Pa. table games receipts fall in April from record

May 16, 2012
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April gambling receipts from table games at Pennsylvania casinos fell 9 percent, according to state figures, just a month after hitting a record high as competition grows in bordering...

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Pennsylvania DCNR Hosting Extensive Scientific Inventory at Kings Gap State Park

May 16, 2012
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HARRISBURG, Pa., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists, naturalists and volunteers from across the state will converge on Kings Gap Environmental Education Center, Cumberland County, in an extensive effort...

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A new Pennsylvania law allows collector and antique car owners to display original registration tags

May 16, 2012
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Remember when Pennsylvania license plates featured the state in bright-yellow with dark-blue letters and numbers? Before there were novelty plates for protected wildlife, university alumni and heritage organizations

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Pennsylvania governor, lawmakers report gifts, travel

May 16, 2012
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Lawmakers earn money outside the Legislature, disclosure statements show. HARRISBURG — Gov.

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New York's Hotel Pennsylvania Celebrates one of New York's Most Popular Tourist Destinations with a Special Empire …

May 16, 2012
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NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New York's Hotel Pennsylvania, the World's Most Popular Hotel®, is offering a special package to the World's Most Famous Office Building: the...

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Research and Markets: Sunoco Plans to Sell Refineries in Pennsylvania due to Dependence on Costly Feed Inputs and …

May 16, 2012
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new company profile "Sunoco Plans to Sell Ref

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Education chief talks of stress to system

May 16, 2012
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COLLEGE TOWNSHIP — Pennsylvania’s educational system is facing challenging times, Gov.

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Group counters challenge

May 16, 2012
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HARRISBURG — A bipartisan group of voters who support Pennsylvania’s tough new voter I

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