The National Elder Rights Training Project of the National Consumer Law Center is offering a webinar entitled Transportation and an Aging America , on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern. This session will focus on transportation issues and older adults. It will provide a broad

Many states are failing to provide adequate protections for consumers against extremely expensive credit according to a new report by the National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Federation of America, and Consumers Union. The Scorecard updates a 2008 report and grades states on how well they protect

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) will co-moderate an audio call entitled The Public Benefits Boost: New Strategies for Increasing Take-Up, on May 26, 2010 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET. This audio call will discuss the role that public benefits can provide toward family stability. It will also

Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced that Pennsylvania has applied to manage the state’s high risk health insurance pool that will be established under the federal health care reform law recently signed by President Obama. The program will help uninsured Pennsylvanians who have pre-existing

The April 2010 edition of Senior Health News, a free bi-monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, is now available on PALawHELP.org. The April 2010 Senior Health News includes the following articles: Assisted Living Regulations Released CMS To Terminate a Special Needs Plan in

From Public News Service Press Play (>) for Audio Report The national recession has been forcing Pennsylvania to make tough financial decisions when it comes to the education of the youngest pupils, according to a just-released report. "The State of Pre-School 2009," from the National Institute for

Story in the Philadelphia Inquirer discussing the Way to Work program, a statewide subsidized-job program in which Pennsylvania will begin to pump $78 million of federal stimulus funding, plus an additional $19.5 million of its own money into to stimulate job creation. Comments from Sharon Dietrich

The American Bar Association hosted its annual ABA Day in Washington from April 20-22. The event brought state and local bar leaders to the nation’s capital to meet with legislators about issues of importance to the legal profession, including increased LSC funding and reauthorization of the