Restore Pennsylvania would target flood prevention that will protect against severe weather and save homes and businesses in flood-prone areas. The program would establish a disaster-relief trust fund to assist individuals who suffer losses that are not compensated by Federal Emergency Management Agency or other programs. Stormwater infrastructure would be advanced with additional state funding to reduce the need for new stormwater fees, which have proven unpopular where they have been proposed. Restore Pennsylvania will provide funding for infrastructure that helps build manufacturing facilities and other downstream businesses for the natural gas produced in Pennsylvania. (Cont. Page 15)
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structure initiative, Restore Pennsylvania, funded by the monetization of a commonsense severance tax. Restore Pennsylvania would invest $4.5 billion over the next four years in projects throughout the commonwealth to help catapult Pennsylvania ahead of every state in the country in terms of technology, development, and infrastructure. Restore Pennsylvania will provide funding to completely bridge the digital divide in every community in Pennsylvania, making Pennsylvania a better place to work, do business, and live. Grants will be available to support installation of infrastructure to bring high-speed internet to every corner of the Commonwealth. Funding will support every phase of the process from feasibility testing to connection.
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AN EVENING OF JAZZ AND PETITION PARTY Featuring
Napoleon Black Redeemed & 61st Street Band
Friday February 22, 2019 6-10 PM
Danny Banquet Hall
1 N. 50th Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19139 (50th & Market Street)
Tickets: $150.00
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OV. TOM WOLF has long sought a severance tax on Pennsylvania’s booming Marcellus Shale gas industry, only to see his proposal shot down by Republican legislators, many of them from rural districts where taxes are an abomination. This year, he has developed a strategy to sweeten the pot by tying a severance tax to public investments that would disproportionately favor rural constituencies. “Over the past four years my administration has worked hard to improve our infrastructure and build strong, stable communities across the commonwealth,” said the governor. “We’ve made progress, but we still have more work to do.” To achieve these goals, Governor Wolf is announcing a major new infra-
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