Maura Donley

The PA House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee passed House Bill 501, which proposes the implementation of Governor Shapiro’s Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS) plan. We urge you to write to your lawmakers as a concerned Pennsylvanian. Tell your lawmakers that this legislation will make us more dependent on foreign adversaries for energy infrastructure, ...

Next 14 months to see massive investment in Mon Valley, launching new era for steel in PA President Donald Trump has delivered a massive win for Pennsylvania with his stewardship and approval of the new partnership between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel.  “Donald Trump is the grandmaster of the deal, and today he delivered for ...

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette U.S. Steel isn’t just a company — it’s part of our western Pennsylvania identity. For generations, we helped build this country with our own hands, sweat and determination. I grew up in a blue-collar town where nearly everyone worked in a coal mine or a steel mill. Western Pennsylvania was the ...

Testimony before:Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesEnvironmental & Natural Resource Protection CommitteePublic Hearing: House Bill 501 Presented by:David N. TaylorPresident & CEO Energy is Life: The Manufacturers’ Perspective Good morning, Chairman Vitali, Chairman Rader, and members of the committee. I am David N. Taylor, President & CEO of thePennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, the statewide non-profit trade organization representing ...

The following statement from PMA President David N. Taylor was sent to all Pennsylvania House members on May 6, 2025 As the General Assembly begins to consider proposals to legalize and mass-commercialize recreational marijuana, the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association opposes these efforts. Even as Governor Shapiro says he wants to expand the workforce so more Pennsylvanians ...

The closure of the Clairton Coke Works facility would result in the loss of 1,200 jobs in the category of “all other petroleum and coal products manufacturing.” This direct loss of 1,200 jobs would further impact 2,073 indirect jobs and 1,936 induced jobs, bringing the total number of jobs negatively affected to 5,209. Altogether, these ...

PRESIDENT Trump vs. Harris – WINNER: TRUMP Election results are in and for the most part, Pennsylvania was painted red. The Trump-Vance ticket bested Harris-Walz 50.46% to 48.40%. The difference between the two candidates was more than 150,000, surpassing Trump’s 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton by nearly triple the vote difference. While more analysis will ...

By Jim Ellis, BIPAC Senior Political Analyst September 16, 2024 Takeaways: Many political observers believe that the presidential election will be decided in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, citing current electoral vote map statistics indicating that neither candidate can realistically reach the 270 vote threshold without winning the Keystone State and its 19 electoral votes. While Democrats ...

By David N. Taylor The U.S. Supreme Court has not one, but two opportunities this term to rein in a partisan litigation campaign dead-set on taking down the oil and natural gas industry. The Justices should intervene in order to protect consumers and manufacturers in Pennsylvania and across the country from the costly effects of ...