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Browse Documents by Date or IssuePlan for Scranton-NYC rail with stops in Poconos takes step forwardA plan to add Amtrak service to New York City from Scranton got a big boost to the tune of a half million dollars. The direct service line would run from Manhattan to Scranton, with stops in the Poconos. It could be a game changer for thousands of people who commute to New York from Pennsylvania daily. "That was music to my ears because we've been working on this for a very long time,"… Reestablishing direct passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City now a priorityReestablishing direct passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City is just a few stops away, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced today. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has included the Lackawanna Cut-Off Route in its Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program. Acceptance into the program means the Pennsylvania Northeast… Dallas Twp. gets $250K grant to hire police officers“As a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, I’ll always stand with our police and support their work to keep our communities safe,” Cartwright said. Tech start-ups could be major boost for NEPA’s economyWe have seen an explosion of warehousing (sorry, fulfillment centers) and other large buildings in the outskirts of many population centers, with more on the way. Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services, for example, is developing 1,740 acres near Hazleton that would provide a total of 14.6 million square feet in 36 buildings. Make no mistake, this and many other similar projects around… Casey, Cartwright introduce legislation addressing federal worker pay disparitiesSen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) introduced legislation Wednesday to help end what they call "persistent wage disparities" among federal workers in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Known as the "Locality Pay Equality Act," their bill would prohibit the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from including more than one local wage area within a pay locality. Doing so… Casey, Cartwright Introduce Legislation to Address Pay Disparities Among Federal WorkersToday, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) introduced the Locality Pay Equity Act to help put an end to the persistent wage disparities at Tobyhanna Army Depot and Letterkenny Army Depot by requiring the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to treat all employees working at the same locations equally. Read more here. Quantum technology collaboration will be based in Wilkes-Barre, officials announceCartwright, D-8, Moosic, said the collaboration is “the kind of thing we should be doing in Northeast Pennsylvania so we don’t fall behind the rest of the nation.” The bank building is the tallest structure in Wilkes-Barre, which makes it the “perfect anchor for a quantum space corridor” since it is “the building closest to the stars,” Cartwright said. Quantum space technology collaboration coming to Wilkes-Barre“We have so many people ready, willing, and able to work hard in manufacturing jobs around here, and those are the kind of jobs that this sort of thing will lead to,” Cartwright added. Quantum leap: Wilkes-Barre at the forefront of space economy and national security innovationCongressman Matt Cartwright, Nebula Space Enterprise, and the U.S. Department of Energy announcing today how aerospace and quantum technologies will push forward the U.S. Space Economy, strengthen national security, and allow our area to become a supply chain. U.S Representative Matt Cartwright along with leaders from the Department of Energy, and Department of Defense announcing today… |