Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael L. Bender and Judge William J. Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado will join supreme court justices from four other states on Monday, July 22, at a forum on civil legal aid at the Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center in Denver. The

MCC program lets qualified homebuyers claim a tax credit on their home loan The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has launched its Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program, which provides a limited tax credit for eligible homebuyers. A mortgage credit certificate lets qualified homebuyers claim a

Decision of Judges Panella and Gantman Strikes the Right Balance The Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision in the case IN RE: S.H., O.H., and N.H. , Docket No. 2209 EDA 2011. The three judge panel (Judge Stevens dissenting) ruled that a father has the ability to show he should have

Governor Tom Corbett has signed into law House Bill 26, a fiscally-responsible, four-year program aimed to improve the quality, efficiency and timeliness of the state's unemployment compensation (UC) operations. Due to significant reductions in federal funds for the administration of UC programs

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Receives $267,500 Grant to Provide Training on New Program Requirtements Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced nearly $32 million in grants for efforts to identify and enroll children eligible for Medicaid and the Children’s Health

UPDATE-DEADLINE EXTENSION: Thursday, August 15, 2013 The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) is currently seeking nominations for the 2013 Kutak-Dodds Prizes . NLADA presents the prestigious award annually at its Exemplar Dinner to honor the accomplishments of civil legal aid

The National Legal Resource Center will be presenting a webinar entitled, Resources, Training, and Technical Assistance to Help Older Clients Facing “High Impact” Legal Issues , on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern. The Administration for Community Living’s National Legal

The May edition of the Health Law PA News , a free bi-monthly newsletter is now available from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit the PHLP website at www.phlp.org .