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Associated Press Pennsylvania Daybook for Thursday, Mar. 24. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Philadelphia bureau is reachable at 215-561-1133. -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 24 - Friday, Mar. 25 7:45 AM National Lieutenant Governors Association Federal State Relations Meeting continues - National Lieutenant Governors Association 2016 Federal State Relations Meeting. Day two speakers include Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Michael Botticelli, Department of Veterans Affairs MyVA Task Force Director Scott Blackburn, Comcast Vice President for Military and Veterans Affairs Gen. (Ret.) Carol Eggert, GE Oil and Gas Global Marketing leader Alasdair Hamblin, PhRMA Vice President of State Affairs Tara Ryan, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President for Asia Tami Overby * Participating Lieutenant Governors include Kim Reynolds (Iowa), Brian Calley (Michigan), Phil Scott (Vermont), Nancy Wyman (Connecticut), Dan McKee (Rhode Island), Rebecca Kleefisch (Wisconsin), John Sanchez (New Mexico), Mike Stack (Pennsylvania), Matt Michels (South Dakota), Kay Ivey (Alabama), Evelyn Sanguinetti (Illinois), Boyd Rutherford (Maryland), Bill Nungesser (Louisiana), Osbert Potter (U.S. Virgin Islands), Kathy Hochul (New York), and Mike Cooney (Montana) Location: Marriott Marquis, Washington, DC http://www.nlga.us/ https://twitter.com/NLGA Contacts: Julia Hurst NLGA jhurst@nlga.us 1 859 283 1400 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 24 10:00 AM Pennsylvania DEP hosts alternative fuels seminar - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection hosts alternative fuels seminar, featuring Eastern Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Transportation presentation on how alternative fuels are helping Pennsylvania move away from imported petroleum fuels to homegrown, cleaner-burning, and affordable alternatives including natural gas, propane, biodiesel, and electricity Location: DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg http://www.dep.pa.gov/ Contacts: Joshua Dziubek Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection jdziubek@pa.gov -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 24 10:30 AM Philadelphia Mayor Kenney and WorkReady announce new partnership for youth employment - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and WorkReady announce new partnership in support of youth summer employment and civic engagement. Other attendees include former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Head of Corporate Responsibility Peter Scher Location: City Hall, 1401 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.phila.gov/ Contacts: Lauren Hitt Philadelphia Mayor's Office Communications Press@phila.gov 1 443 370 3205 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 24 2:00 PM Pennsylvania Secretary Cortes provides update on elections and government reform plan - Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro Cortes provides media update on elections, including current voter registration trends, upgrades to the online voter registration application and a new voter education campaign. Secretary Cortes also discusses Governor Tom Wolf’s government reform plan Location: Secretary’s Office, 302 North Office Building, Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg www.pa.gov Contacts: Wanda Murren Pennsylvania Department of State 1 717 783 1621 -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 24 6:00 PM Bernie Sanders campaign opens office in Harrisburg - 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' campaign hosts grand opening of its Harrisburg area headquarters. State director Ryan Hughes holds availability to discuss Bernie Sanders' plans to 'provide universal health care, raise the minimum wage, enact meaningful criminal justice reform and fight a rigged economy helped up by a corrupt campaign finance system' Location: Campaign Office, 265 Reilly Street, Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg www.bernie.org https://twitter.com/berniesanders Contacts: Gregory Minchak Bernie Sanders for President gregoryminchak@berniesanders.com -------------------- Thursday, Mar. 24 Allegheny Technologies Inc: Q1 2016 Dividend payment date Location: TBD http://www.alleghenytechnologies.com/pages/Investors/Default.htm Contacts: Allegheny Technologies press 1 412 394 2800 Dan Greenfield Allegheny Technologies investor relations 1 412 394 3004 -------------------- Friday, Mar. 25 7:15 AM National Lieutenant Governors Association Federal State Relations Meeting continues - National Lieutenant Governors Association 2016 Federal State Relations Meeting. Final day speakers include Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Carlos Monje * Participating Lt. Governors include Kim Reynolds (Iowa), Brian Calley (Michigan), Phil Scott (Vermont), Nancy Wyman (Connecticut), Dan McKee (Rhode Island), Rebecca Kleefisch (Wisconsin), John Sanchez (New Mexico), Mike Stack (Pennsylvania), Matt Michels (South Dakota), Kay Ivey (Alabama), Evelyn Sanguinetti (Illinois), Boyd Rutherford (Maryland), Bill Nungesser (Louisiana), Osbert Potter (U.S. Virgin Islands), Kathy Hochul (New York), and Mike Cooney (Montana) Location: Marriott Marquis, Washington, DC http://www.nlga.us/ https://twitter.com/NLGA Contacts: Julia Hurst NLGA jhurst@nlga.us 1 859 283 1400 -------------------- Friday, Mar. 25 NCAA March Madness 'Sweet Sixteen' round - NCAA Men's Basketball East Regional 'Sweet Sixteen' round games: North Carolina (1) vs. Indiana (5) and Notre Dame (6) vs. Wisconsin (7) * Represents the only region where only one of the top four seeds remains in the competition - No. 2 Xavier lost 66-63 to Wisconsin the Second Round, No. 3 West Virginia were beaten by No. 14 Stephen F. Austin in the First Round, and No. 4 Kentucky fell to Indiana in the Second Round * President Barack Obama's bracket only correctly tipped UNC to get this far Location: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.ncaa.com https://twitter.com/NCAA Contacts: Bob Williams NCAA press pmr@ncaa.org 1 317 917 6117 -------------------- Saturday, Mar. 26 1:00 PM Stenton hosts annual Easter Egg Hunt in the museum’s historic gardens Location: Stenton, 4601 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia http://www.stenton.org/ Contacts: Stenton information@stenton.org 1 215 329 7312 _____ Keywords: Daybook, Pennsylvania