The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2014 Kutak-Dodds Prizes has been extended to April 15, 2014. The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) presents the prestigious award annually at its Exemplar Award Dinner to honor the accomplishments of civil legal aid attorneys, public

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has requested comments on proposed regulation changes that will provide electric shopping customers with greater, uniform detail in electric supplier disclosure statements and more timely information on “contract renewal” and “change in terms” notices

Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced the launch of a new disability process to expedite disability claims filed by veterans with a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation rating of 100% Permanent & Total (P&T).

Excellence Award Video Tributes The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network presented the 2014 PLAN Excellence Awards during the annual awards dinner on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at the Harrisburg Hilton & Towers. The list of award recipients includes a variety of civil legal aid professionals and friends of

Seeking to boost the economy and provide relief for the more than 2 million job seeking Americans who have lost emergency unemployment insurance coverage since December 28, 2013, a group of 10 U.S. Senators led by Jack Reed (D-RI) and Dean Heller (R-NV) have announced an agreement to reauthorize

The National Consumer Law Center will be holding a free webinar entitled, Federal Rural Housing Programs Update , on March 27, 2014 from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern. This webinar will include a brief overview of the housing programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist lower

Pennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by four-tenths of a percentage point in January to 6.4 percent. Pennsylvania’s rate was two-tenths of a percentage point below the U.S. rate (6.6%). January’s rate was the lowest unemployment rate for the commonwealth since November 2008

Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services to Partner in Fair Housing Project Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Chairman Gerry Robinson has announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity has awarded the commission $226,097 to