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July 31, 2025
On Thursday, July 24, 2025, the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN, Inc.) hosted its annual MLK, Jr. Summer Internship Closing Reception at the Hilton Harrisburg, celebrating fourteen rising second- and third-year law students who completed summer placements with civil legal aid
July 30, 2025
PECO today joined Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis and community partners in announcing that $10 million in bill assistance will be made available to help income eligible customers manage the burden of rising summer energy costs. The PECO Customer Relief Fund, supported by Exelon, PECO
July 25, 2025
As dangerous heat grips Pennsylvania once again, the Public Utility Commission (PUC) is urging residents to brace for higher electric bills as a result of soaring power usage during multiple heat waves since mid-June and scorching conditions that pushed electricity demand on the regional power grid
July 24, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $356,900 in refunds to consumers harmed by scammers who lured struggling student loan borrowers into signing up for a program that promised loan forgiveness that did not exist. In the FTC’s complaint against SL Finance LLC and its owners Michael
July 22, 2025
Today, Shapiro Administration officials emphasized the importance of ensuring kids have enough to eat year round, and touted Pennsylvania’s participation once again this year in the SUN Bucks program, a federally funded summer benefit that helps eligible families purchase fresh food and groceries at
July 22, 2025
Legal experts discuss the critical role civil legal services play in addressing the legal needs of older Americans on the latest episode of the Legal Services Corporation’s Talk Justice podcast, released today. Host Lee Rawles is joined by Jeffrey Hittleman, supervising attorney for the Senior
July 21, 2025
Agency says Accelerated Debt Settlement primarily targeted older consumers, including veterans, and falsely claimed they could reduce consumers’ debt by up to 75% or more At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted an alleged debt relief services scheme that
July 17, 2025
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee included $566 million in funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) today when they approved the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations legislation. This would increase LSC funding by $6 million from the

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