The economy added no new jobs in August, with minimal private sector growth completely offset by losses in the public sector, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on September 2. This is well below the 85,000 jobs created in July and rounds out an entire summer of tepid job growth. Continued weak

The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury Have proposed new rules under the Affordable Care Act that will enable consumers to easily understand their health coverage and determine the best health insurance options for themselves and their families. Likewise, these

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has announced that Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program (EHLP) applications must be delivered to the PHFA office by HEMAP-approved counseling agencies no later than Friday, September 16, 2011 at 5:00 pm . The Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program (EHLP) is a

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced $40 million in grants for efforts to identify and enroll children eligible for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Grants were awarded to 39 state agencies, community health centers, school-based

Pennsylvania’s efforts to ensure parents meet the financial obligations for their children have made the commonwealth the national leader in child support enforcement, Secretary of Public Welfare Gary Alexander said today. Pennsylvania leads the nation in the percentage of child support collected

View original release in Spanish Attorney General Linda Kelly urged consumers to be watchful for door-to-door home improvement contractors offering roofing, paving and other services. Kelly said that during the warmer months of spring and summer the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection

A new online resource is providing low-income immigrants with critical tools and information about the naturalization process. CitizenshipWorks provides free, easy-to-use online tools to help individuals answer questions about their eligibility for naturalization, to better understand the

On Sept. 1, the Pennsylvania statewide loan repayment assistance program begins its second year of helping attorneys employed in IOLTA-funded civil legal services organizations better manage their law school debt so they can continue to provide free legal assistance to Pennsylvania's poor and