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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for 2026-03-08 ( 12 items )  
Americans for Tax Reform: Trump Can Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains (10)
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * Trump Can Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump can help middle class households by using his rulemaking authority to end the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains filing make less than  more PR

Arcadia University: Three Questions With an Arcadia Professor: Dr. Jennifer Riggan on Her East Africa-Based Research (10)
GLENSIDE, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Arcadia University issued the following Q&A on March 7, 2026, by Tim Pierce with Jennifer A. Riggan, professor and chair of the Department of Historical and Political Studies: * * * Three Questions with an Arcadia Professor: Dr. Jennifer Riggan on her East Africa-Based Research Dr. Jennifer A. Riggan, a professor and chair of the Department of Historical and Political Studies, is an expert on a part of the world that many are not familiar with: Eritrea and E more PR

BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Delaware Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Delaware Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - March 6, 2026 * * * Delaware had 22,000 job openings in December 2025, unchanged from November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the job openings rate in Delaware was 4.2 percent in December and 4.3 percent in the pr more PR

Coalition of Advocacy Organizations Urge Education Department to Classify Post Baccalaureate Nursing Degrees as Professional Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- A coalition of 96 national and 181 state organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging it to revise its proposed Reimagining and Improving Student Education rule and include post-baccalaureate nursing degrees in the list of professional degree programs eligible for higher federal student loan limits. The letter asserts that recognizing these advanced nursing degrees is vital for enhancing educational pathways and fortifying the more ST

Connecting People, Powering Progress: SAE Government Technologies Leads Community Initiative (10)
WARRENDALE, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- SAE International issued the following news release on March 6, 2026: * * * Connecting People, Powering Progress: SAE Government Technologies Leads Community Initiative TROY, Mich. - SAE Government Technologies (SAE GT) has been awarded a contract by The Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program to develop a community that will transform an emerging U.S. industrial base. This initiative - called Mobility & Emerging Technologies ConnectSM (MET more PR

DeSales University Earns Silver in 41st Annual Education Advertising Awards for Website Refresh (10)
CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- DeSales University issued the following news: * * * DeSales University Earns Silver in 41st Annual Education Advertising Awards for Website Refresh DeSales University has received a Silver Award in the Website Refresh category in the 41st Annual Education Advertising Awards, recognizing the university's recent website redesign and re-platforming project. The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the more PR

Impact 150: IUP Alumnus Donates $1 Million for IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine; Campaign at More Than $102 Million (10)
INDIANA, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * Impact 150: IUP Alumnus Donates $1 Million for IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine; Campaign at More than $102 Million Terry A. Serafini, a 1961 mathematics education and physics education graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh, has gifted IUP $1 million for IUP's proposed college of osteopathic medicine--bringing IUP's Impact 150 comprehensive fundraising cam more PR

IUP Center for Civil Discourse and Civic Life Directors Present to Council Of Trustees (10)
INDIANA, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * IUP Center for Civil Discourse and Civic Life Directors Present to Council Of Trustees On March 5, Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Council of Trustees heard an update about IUP's Center for Civil Discourse and Civic Life from codirectors Gwen Torges, Adam Jones, and Elise Glenn and from students Dominick Ditoro, Elizabeth Fox, and Monserrat Lopez Villagomez. Torges is a professor of pol more PR

Message From Board Chair About the Lafayette College's Fiscal Strength (10)
EASTON, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Lafayette College issued the following statement on March 6, 2026, by Board Chair Robert E. Sell: * * * Message from Board Chair about the College's fiscal strength As we get ready to celebrate Founders' Day in this, our Bicentennial year, there is no better time for me, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, to thank each and every member of our Lafayette community for your many contributions and ongoing commitment to Lafayette and its mission of educational exc more PR

MU Grad, Warwick Principal Discusses Building Resiliency on March 26 (10)
MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Millersville University issued the following news: * * * MU Grad, Warwick Principal Discusses Building Resiliency on March 26 She is passionate about ensuring everyone understands the impacts of childhood trauma and works tirelessly to develop necessary supports for those impacted by trauma. By Mary Dolheimer Dr. Kristy Szobocsan, principal at Warwick High School and a 2019 graduate of the Millersville/Shippensburg Joint Doctoral Program, will deliver  more PR

SSU to Host Major Conference for Bioscience Undergrads (10)
ROHNERT PARK, California, March 7 -- California State University Sonoma State University issued the following news: * * * SSU to host major conference for bioscience undergrads Sonoma State University will serve as host for the 49th annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, bringing together some of the nation's most promising undergraduate scientists for a dynamic celebration of discovery, collaboration, and innovation. For nearly five decades, the conference  more PR

Stack AV Seeks Regulatory Changes for Automated Hazardous Materials Transport (10)
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Stack AV Co. has submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regarding the modernization of regulations governing the transportation of hazardous materials. In the letter, Stack outlined its commitment to improving freight safety and efficiency through the utilization of autonomous driving system-equipped commercial motor vehicles. The company emphasized that existing regulations do not adequately address the operational more ST