November 27, 2023 Express Update

This past Tuesday, the Shapiro Administration appealed the recent Commonwealth Court rulings that had blocked the implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The General Assembly had never voted to approve RGGI. The Wolf Administration had adopted it through Executive Order by pursuing a regulatory process. The program would have generated several hundred million […]

Drivers seeking to renew or obtain a hazardous material endorsement (HME) must undergo a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security threat assessment. The security threat assessment includes driver security and criminal background checks and fingerprinting. Typically, the threat assessment process takes 45 days. However, TSA is recommending that all applicants for hazardous material endorsement (HME) renewals […]

Last week, state Representative John Galloway (D-Bucks) announced he would be resigning from the House on December 15. Galloway had successfully run for a district magistrate position in this year’s election. His resignation would once again result in a 101-101 tie in the State House. This marks the fourth time this year a special election […]