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U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright Wednesday announced that the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) will receive an additional $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Cartwright, D-Moosic, said the allocation comes from a $25 billion investment over the next five years authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs…

Dozens of local health care providers and suppliers will benefit from $7.7 million in federal pandemic relief funding. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, recently began distributing $7.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Rural payments to providers and suppliers who serve rural Medicaid, Children's Health…

Luzerne County Head Start will receive nearly $5 million from the third installment of a 2022 federal grant, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, announced Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant is for comprehensive, early childhood education for children in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties, Cartwright said. Read the full story HERE.

Representative Matt Cartwright introduced the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act today, legislation that would reform the program that provides benefits to coal miners suffering from black lung disease. The act aims to "level the playing field" for miners and their survivors seeking benefits under the Black Lung Program that is administered by the Department of Labor. It assists those…

U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, joined representatives from For Our Future PA and The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, and state labor leaders to discuss the impact President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda would have on residents in Northeast Pennsylvania during a virtual panel discussion Thursday morning. Cartwright noted the Build Back Better Act would…

"I've been working on it for 9 years." It’s been a focus for U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D) ever since he was elected. Getting a train service from Scranton to New York City again. As Air Force One touched down at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport International Airport- he and President Biden know Congress needs to pass the infrastructure bill. "$85 million a year in additional…

More than $630,000 in federal funding will bring Scranton Primary Health Care Center closer to opening up another floor of its Wyoming Avenue office to patients. With nearly $983,000 from the same program, Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers will renovate a new facility for women’s health within walking distance of Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. The awards come as…

Congressman Matt Cartwright visited Pocono Mountain West High School Wednesday to participate in a roundtable discussion with school leaders and legislators on federal funding for schools, including the use of COVID-19 relief funds and the American Rescue Plan.    “A year and a half into this pandemic has weathered a lot of hardship…

Larger planes with more seats and leg room are coming to Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport. Airport officials Wednesday announced their expanding current service to Charlotte and Chicago. ... "Improvements to our airport, resurfacing to the runways, extensions to the taxiways. All those things make us look more attractive to folks like American Airlines," U.S.…

There are several police substations in the city of Wilkes-Barre. It's one of the many ways Mayor George Brown and Police Chief Joseph Coffay tell Newswatch 16 they are using to strengthen the department's community policing. "It really accomplishes a lot more than just being present in a neighborhood; they're walking in neighborhoods and showing their presence," said Mayor…