Infrastructure

Infrastructure A Norfolk and Southern locomotive runs through the Northside of Pittsburgh on Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Infrastructure How Pennsylvania Has Benefited From the Infrastructure Act So Far

Six months after President Biden signed the Infrastructure and Jobs Investment Act into law, projects are underway throughout Pennsylvania to improve roads, bridges, public transportation, drinking water, and more.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams June 7, 2022 4:39 pm EDT
Infrastructure These railroad tracks could be getting more use if Amtrak's plan goes through.
Infrastructure Restoring Passenger Rail Service Between Reading and Philadelphia is Chugging Along

Officials in Chester, Berks, and Montgomery counties have created the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams May 9, 2022 5:23 pm EDT
Infrastructure FILE - A home router and internet switch are displayed on June 19, 2018, in East Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Infrastructure Bridging the Digital Divide: 20 Internet Companies Agree to Provide Discount Services

Over 900,000 Pennsylvanians are eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides monthly subsidies on internet service for low-income households.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams May 9, 2022 4:54 pm EDT
Infrastructure Courtesy: Snyder County
Infrastructure Federal Funding Will Help Pay for Improvements to These Six High-Hazard Dams in PA

Two high-hazard dam projects in Snyder and Schuylkill counties will receive some of the latest round of federal funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams April 25, 2022 6:11 pm EDT
Infrastructure Looking down Memorial Highway (Route 662) in Oley Township, with a line of utility poles running along farm fields near Fisher's Produce in July 2021. (Reading Eagle Photo via Getty Images/Ben Hasty)
Infrastructure PA Senate Passes Bill to Create Statewide Grant Program for Rural Coworking Centers

Legislation creating a statewide grant program to improve broadband services in rural areas of Pennsylvania to support the online workforce unanimously passes the Senate.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams April 20, 2022 3:11 pm EDT

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Infrastructure U.S. Senate candidate Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman speaks during a meeting of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party State Committee in Harrisburg, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Infrastructure Fetterman Advocates for Better Rural Broadband

Broadband access is ‘fundamental’ but often unavailable in rural Pennsylvania.

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Economy Republicans Don’t Get Wolf’s Forward-Looking Budget

Gov. Wolf contends his budget positions Pennsylvania for a bright future. Republicans shoot it down with references your grandparents will totally understand.

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