Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced that Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program will open for the 2009-10 heating season on Nov. 2, 2009. However, for the upcoming heating season, the crisis portion of the program will open on Jan. 4, 2010 and not simultaneously with the cash

Pennsylvania’s commitment to children was recognized by the federal government as it awarded grants for adoption excellence and mental health systems of care to the Department of Public Welfare. The department was awarded approximately $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human

For the third consecutive year, Pennsylvania has been recognized as a national leader for its child support enforcement efforts and specifically as the first state to meet and exceed all federal performance standards, according to Department of Public Welfare Secretary Estelle B. Richman.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) and Widener University School of Law have announced a pilot program to help low-income consumers receive legal help in navigating the formal complaint process before the PUC. Consumers living in Dauphin County are eligible for the pilot program, which

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Jane Cutler Greenspan has been elected to membership in the prestigious American Law Institute. The Philadelphia-based ALI is a nationwide organization made up of nearly 4,200 jurists, lawyers and law professors who work to clarify, modernize and improve the law

Reuters article outlining the activities and events coordinated by the Philadelphia Bar Association to celebrate National Pro Bono Week, October 26-30, 2009.

The September 30, 2009 issue of Immigrants' Rights Update is now available from the National Immigration Law Project . Many informative articles on recent developments in immigration law are featured in this issue.

From: Public News Service - PA Click Play (►) to hear Audio Report Congress has begun work on the president's proposal to create a new agency for protecting consumer savings, investments and borrowing. The Consumer Financial Protection Agency would oversee the practices and products of banks and