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Josh Shapiro: “If you don't meet those baseline standards, you're going to…”

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Governor Shapiro Signs Executive Orders Expanding Protections for Pennsylvanians with Disabilities

Published | Video Starts at 46:09

There has to be a community benefits agreement for the local community, and they have to hire local. Those are my baseline standards. If you don't meet those baseline standards, you're going to have a hard time getting your permitting done through the commonwealth. We understand. We understand that there is a local permitting process, a local control process, as well as the state process. And right now, you know, you're seeing local governments across the board exercise that right. (46:09–46:15)

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Asserts that failing to meet standards will hinder data center permitting in Pennsylvania.

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