This editorial, published in the New York Times on December 19, 2010, endorses the plan of New York State’s chief judge, Jonathan Lippman, who wants the state to spend an additional $25 million next year for lawyers to represent the poor in civil cases that deal with “the essentials of life,” like

A webinar entitled Wage Claims was presented for Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network program staff on December 17, 2010. A recording of the webinar and reference and sample materials form the webinar are now available to PLAN program staff. This webinar was a basic primer, including practice points, on

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has released the autumn edition of the Keystone Connection report. The quarterly report represents the PUC’s efforts to provide beneficial information to the public about important developments in the electric, natural gas, transportation

The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) reports that Senate Democrats have unveiled an omnibus appropriations bill that would fund a wide range of government functions for fiscal year 2011. The package contains an appropriation of $440 million dollars for the Legal Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the availability of more than $670 million to states to help low income families with their heating bills this winter on December 10. These funds represent additional grants to states, tribes and territories under the

The Practising Law Institute is offering this free webcast of a live event from New York City, Ethical Issues in Pro Bono Representation 2010 , on December 21, 2010 from 9:00 am - 11:10 am Eastern. This program has been approved for 2 Pennsylvania Ethics CLE credits. Using a lively, interactive

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency’s most popular online service – the Retirement Estimator – is now available in Spanish at www.segurosocial.gov/calculador. The Retirement Estimator uses a person’s own Social Security earnings record to provide immediate

From Public News Service Press Play (>) for Audio Report Pennsylvania's pint-sized future voters and taxpayers are being shortchanged, according to a new report from the Pew Center on the States. Pennsylvania is one of only 10 states that has cut funding for the coming year for pre-kindergarten (pre