Labor & Industry Secretary Sandi Vito has expressed dismay with the recent political posturing in Washington regarding House Resolution 4213 - the Tax Extenders Bill - and the calamitous effect the delay could have on more than 429,000 Pennsylvanians this year. However, Vito did praise U.S. Senator

Medical Assistance (MA) funding has a significant economic impact on Pennsylvania’s economy. For each $1 dollar of public funds invested, an additional $1.77 in economic activity is generated. This indirect economic impact or “ripple” effect in the local economy is created through the wages funded

From Public News Service Press Play (>) for Audio Report A bill to extend federal funding for some key programs failed to pass a procedural vote in the Senate this week, leaving many unemployed and low-income Pennsylvanians in limbo.Lawmakers will try again after revising HR 4213, which would

The Internal Revenue Service has opened the 2011 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) grant application process. Applications must be submitted no later than July 16, 2010 . The LITC grant program is a federal program administered by the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate at the IRS, led by National

The National Legal Aid and Defender Association will be hosting concurrently its Substantive Law and Litigation and Advocacy Directors Conferences on July 21-24, 2010 in Chicago. These two distinct conferences have been brought together in order to facilitate dialogue between advocates and foster

The United States Administration on Aging has just released A Toolkit for Serving Diverse Communities , a new publication designed to provide the Aging Network and its partners with a replicable and easy-to-use method for providing respectful, inclusive, and sensitive services for any diverse

The National Consumer Law Center and the National Senior Citizens Law Center will be presenting a webinar entitled Health Care Reform & the Aging Population: How the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act will impact low-income older adults on June 23, 2010 from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern.

Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding today urged eligible older adults who are at risk of hunger to enroll before June 30 in an expanded program that can provide them with healthy foods. Redding said the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, or CSFP , provides foods such as canned fruits and