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On March 30, the House voted 126 to 72 to pass House Bill 637 (Struzzi-R-Indiana) designed to block the final DEP regulation establishing a Carbon Pollution Reduction Program covering power plants that’s consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.             The vote total is not enough to override a Governor’s veto, which happened to a […]

Legislation that would amend Pennsylvania liquor law to give smaller convenience stores fairer access to beer licenses has been introduced. Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) has sponsored House Bill 2467, strongly supported by PPA, that would create a new C-license system. This would eliminate the current requirement that a store have 30 seats for customers as […]

The PPA is excited to continue our monthly webinar series in April. Register below to take advantage of this complimentary membership benefit. — April 5 – 9:00 a.m.: State of the Union on Payments: How to Make Sure You are Receiving the Best Rates on Your Payment Acceptance.  Click Here to register. Things have changed […]

On March 31, President Biden announced several actions to improve energy security.  First, to increase oil supply and seek to reduce the price at the pump, President Biden announced that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) will release 1 million gallons of oil per day for six months. Experts have pointed out that the SPR action […]

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced plans to spend roughly $3.2 billion to retrofit hundreds of thousands of homes in low-income communities in order to slash residential energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions.             Pennsylvania is due to receive $186 million in this round.  Read more here. The unprecedented 10-fold increase in annual funding for […]

A trade group representing the major domestic and foreign automobile manufacturers filed a motion supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a lawsuit currently before the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the agency’s strict new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. [NOTE: On Friday, the Biden Administration announced a new mileage […]

Forty-three lawmakers from both parties sent a letter on Wednesday to the federal Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting the agency investigate, and when appropriate, bring enforcement actions against economic discriminatory action that violates antitrust laws, including the FTC Act and the Robinson-Patman Act. “The antitrust laws were designed to protect against anticompetitive economic discrimination and […]

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA), an alliance of state and federal motor carrier enforcement authorities, holds its annual Operation Safe Driver Week during July 10-16. The Operation Safe Driving Program was created to improve the driving behaviors of CDL drivers and reduce the number of crashes involving commercial motor vehicles through educational and traffic […]

On Thursday, EMA joined a coalition letter in urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to lift its April 2020 non-enforcement directive that allowed food trucks to operate at Interstate rest areas. Click Here to read the letter. TAP HERE for all articles in April 4 EXPRESS Update

As the U.S. House Financial Services Committee reviews overdraft fees that impact consumers, the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) sent a letter to the Committee requesting that it review outrageous credit card swipe fees. EMA is a member of the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC). MPC asked the committee to investigate “the broken and uncompetitive market in […]

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else– — New Voting Districts – Senate, House, Congressional — Spotlight PA: PA Republicans Eye Greater Control Over Redistricting Thru Another Constitutional Amendment — AP: Republican Challenge To PA Congressional Districts Map Lawsuit Ends Quietly — MCall – Ford Turner: Redrawn Districts, Incumbent Battle Highlight Primary Lehigh […]