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 Officials announced the Federal Railroad Administration has included Northeastern Pennsylvania in its Corridor Identification list (Corridor ID) to reestablish direct passenger rail service between Scranton and New York. U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8) state this is the next critical step to reviving the Scranton-NY Amtrak…

Calling it “huge news” and “a significant milestone,” federal lawmakers announced developments Tuesday in efforts to expand passenger rail service in Pennsylvania.   U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright announced the Federal Railroad Administration has included Northeastern Pennsylvania in its Corridor Identification and Development — Corridor ID — Program…

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A 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 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…

“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.

We 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…

Today, 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. “Every worker deserves to be treated…

Luzerne County, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee,  announced $250,000 in federal funds have been awarded to the Dallas Township Police Department to hire two additional police officers. The funding is the result of a grant through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of…

Sen. 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…