This story from AOL News reports on an investigation into a debt-collection company in Erie, Pennsylvania that allegedly used fake sheriff's deputies to deliver phony subpoenas ordering victims to appear in a bogus courtroom, where they were ordered to pay up. The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney

Despite rebounding temperatures, Old Man Winter is right around the corner so the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today reminded electric and natural gas utilities to take extra steps to help consumers – especially those on limited and fixed incomes – “Prepare Now” for winter heating

The Legal Services Corporation and the American Red Cross have renewed an agreement to cooperate in the delivery of services to victims of natural disasters.

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, hosted the agency’s sixth public hearing on Compassionate Allowances at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on Novembber 9. Commissioner Astrue joined Susan B. Shurin, Acting Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has announced new, stronger affordable housing regulations that protect victims of domestic abuse as the nation concludes National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To read the final regulatory requirements under the Violence against Women

The federally-funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP, will accept applications for cash grants starting Nov. 1, acting announced Secretary of Public Welfare Michael Nardone. LIHEAP provides cash grants to help income-eligible homeowners or renters pay for home heating

New Call Center Will Help Agency Handle Growing Demand for Services Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, joined Congressman John Tanner and local officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the agency’s new teleservice center (TSC) in Jackson, Tennessee. The Jackson TSC will be the

This week, hundreds of law firms, bar associations and other legal groups across the country will recognize work done on behalf of the poor and underserved with the second annual pro bono celebration. The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service is sponsoring this