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Friday, Jan. 17

Electrical vehicle charging systems ( Source: Olsun Electrics.com)

• Technology planned for high traffic locations in central Pa.: Thursday, PennDot (The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation) announced that they have received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. PennDot plans on using the grant money for its Freight Signal Priority technology (FSP), technology that uses real-time GPS data from truck logging devices to track their speed and location. The technology will help speed up the truck delivery process. ( Source: Fox 43)

• Electric vehicle charging stations, plans for low income neighborhoods in Lancaster city: Lancaster city has received a federal grant of $3.1 million, for electric vehicle changing station to be added to low-income neighborhoods. City officials are looking at locations that do not have charging stations, currently, with emphasis on areas that the federal government considers disadvantaged. ( Source: LNP )

• The advisory committee of the Lancaster County prison so longer meeting: Thursday, Commissioner Josh Parsons, said the advisory committee for the new Lancaster County Prison is no longer conducting meetings. The committee was set up by the Lancaster County commissioners to help guide the county’s development of a new prison. Parsons added that they have gathered all the information that was required and now it’s shifted to a new phase. ( Source: LNP )

• Skill games taxation up for debate by GOP leaders: Top lawmakers in Pennsylvania Senate have released a memo calling for regulating and taxing, skill games. Skill games are slot- like machines in bars and restaurants that unregulated and untaxed. Taxing the games could bring in revenue for the state. ( Source: Spotlight PA )

• Nation/world: Bidens sets record for pardons (Source: NBC News ) Ceasefire Deal ( Source: NBC News ) Tik Tik ban left to Trump ( Source: ABC News ) Kristi Noem confirmation hearing (Source: ABC News )