AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDrone Technology: Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a law enabling Pennsylvania to coordinate drone research and operations with neighboring states, with training and workforce hubs planned for Cambria and Somerset counties. Environment: Hoffman’s Mill dam removal has reopened a stretch of Brandywine Creek, restoring fish passage and habitat while helping reduce flood risk. Separately, unsafe PFAS levels in Wissahickon Creek fish prompted a “do not eat” advisory and cancellation of Philadelphia’s trout stocking. Penn Research: A Penn Nursing study of more than 1.17 million hospital admissions found about 11 more deaths per 1,000 medical patients at for-profit hospitals than at nonprofits; nurse-reported unsafe workloads explained a substantial share of the difference. Penn Medicine also received a $25 million gift to establish a precision therapeutics center. Broadband: Pennsylvania awarded its first $448 million in federal BEAD funding to expand high-speed internet access statewide.
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