Erie City Council has voted to approve an expansion of its existing Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance, or LERTA program. The new plan would be city-wide, and withhold 100 percent of both city and county taxes for 10 years,...
Our region is a hugely popular destination for fishing, and so Wednesday, we learned about the collaborative efforts among leading sportsmen, researchers, and conservation experts toward advancing the health and quality of our fisheries. This special program included the...
We were talking Trades on Tuesday afternoon. Fewer and fewer young people are choosing trades as a career path. What tools are being used here in Erie to encourage new workers to enter the trades? On...
State Legislators are deep in negotiations over the 2019-2020 state budget. Major items include increased funding for basic education, raising the minimum wage, and Governor Tom Wolf’s Restore Pennsylvania infrastructure investment plan. The governor wants to borrow $4.5 billion...
We began the week with an update on the state of Pennsylvania's state budget. Senator Dan Laughlin joined us to talk about his efforts toward securing funds for Erie County. Then Brad Roae, State Representative for the 6th Legislative...
Did you ever wonder what go into writing an opinion piece in the newspaper? On the Tuesday edition of our show, we asked veteran journalists from the Erie Times-News and GoErie.com all about the editorials we read on a...
ERIE, Pa. – Penn State Behrend has begun a $690,000 project that will make existing trails more sustainable, protect wildlife and improve visitor access to Wintergreen Gorge, a Natural Heritage Area on and adjacent to the Behrend campus. Access...
Erie has earned a reputation as a very early adopter, of the federal Opportunity Zones tax incentives, designed to encourage investment in low-income areas across the US that have been neglected for many years. Matthew Wachter, Vice President at...
On the Monday edition of the Joel Natalie Show, we invited key officials from the efforts to bring investments to bear on Erie's low-income census tracts thought the federal Opportunity Zones tax incentive program. With us were Matt Wachter,...
Douglas R. Smith, County Clerk has announced Erie County Council’s Summer On the Road meeting schedule:
Tuesday, June 11 – Tom Ridge Environmental Center Room 112, 301 Peninsula DriveTuesday, July 23 – Corry City Hall Council Chambers, 100 S. Center...
