November 24, 2025 Express Update

With the passage of the state budget in the rearview mirror, the General Assembly was in Harrisburg last week for one of the last scheduled session days of the year. Both chambers have one more week of scheduled session dates to close out the first year of a two-year legislative session. The State Senate will […]

Last week, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court heard arguments on the appeal of the attorney general’s office of a lower-court decision that ruled skill games are based on a player’s ability — and not solely on chance, like slot machines and other traditional gambling games. The Supreme Court justices focus on two questions: whether adding a small, […]

With only four weeks scheduled for the remainder of 2025, Congress is prioritizing passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which will likely be the last legislative vehicle this year. Even so, both Chambers are actively pursuing opportunities to pass individual bills and prepare for an active legislative agenda in Q1 2026. Last week, […]

The PPA would like to highlight the following new members joining the association in October. Active Members Active Members are independent, branded, and non-branded petroleum marketers who sell gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel, kerosene, and other petroleum products at both the wholesale and retail levels, including convenience stores. Bucks Run Oil, LLC (Hellertown, PA) Retail […]

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Sprague Operating Resources LLC, a leading provider of energy solutions across the Northeast, is proud to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of its groundbreaking work with New York City Transit (NYCT) that pioneered the commercialization of Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) in the United States. This historic effort began a full decade before the federal mandate took effect, accelerating […]