WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a Bank Merger Act (BMA) application submitted by WesBanco Bank, Inc., Wheeling, West Virginia, to acquire and merge with Premier Bank, Youngstown, Ohio. The resulting bank will operate in West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and will operate under the name, WesBanco Bank, Inc. When reviewing applic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the United States Attorney General and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) following the Trump Administration's recent Executive Ord  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: Today, Congressman Roger Williams, Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business wrote to President Trump expressing support for the appointment of Casey Mulligan as the Chief Counsel of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy. "After flagging for Biden multiple times last Congress how the appointment of a new Chief Co  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2025: * * * The School District of the City of York received more than $122 million in state funding under the 2024-25 bipartisan budget -- a nearly $30 million increase compared to the year before Governor Shapiro took office. * * * York, PA -- Shapiro Administration officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) visited the School District of the City of York t  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: * * * The Governor's Advisory Commission on Women has served as a crucial voice in the Shapiro Administration, raising some of the most important issues for women in Pennsylvania - from Black maternal health to menstrual equity in schools, and accessible childcare - directly to Governor Josh Shapiro. Over the last two years, the Shapiro Administration has successfully de  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced the launch of the new online Tax Appeal Portal to streamline Pennsylvania's tax appeal process. Taxpayers and tax practitioners filing appeals with the Department of Revenue (DOR) through the Board of Finance & Revenue (BF&R) can now find all applicable forms in one convenient online location. To use the Tax Appeal Portal, taxp  more

ALLENWOOD, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: Governor Josh Shapiro announced Pennsylvania won a multi-state competition for new business from Italian pasta manufacturer Il Pastaio to support the company's first pasta manufacturing facility in North America, which will be located in Pennsylvania. This project will inject more than $12.5 million into the local economy and create at least 74 new, full-time jobs in Union   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry issued the following news release: The Board of Directors of ChamberPAC, the bipartisan political action committee of the PA Chamber, has elected Clayton Bubeck, President and CEO of RETTEW, an industry-leading engineering consulting firm, as its new Chairman. ChamberPAC is dedicated to supporting candidates for elected office in Pennsylvania who have demonstrated a commitment that they prioritize policies t  more