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May 18, 2022
Governor Tom Wolf was joined by U.S. Department of Commerce Under Secretary Jed Kolko at Marion-Walker Elementary in Centre County today to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s $45 billion Internet for All Initiative and Pennsylvania’s readiness to manage more than $100 million in federal
May 17, 2022
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. has launched the 2022 Martin Luther King, Jr. Internship Program. This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the MLK Internship Program placing law students as summer interns in legal aid programs across Pennsylvania. The program provides an opportunity for law
May 17, 2022
Max Baer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, directed a letter to attorneys across Pennsylvania , joining with new Pennsylvania Bar Association President Jay Silberblatt, in celebrating the rich tradition of Pennsylvania lawyers in supporting legal aid and pro bono service for the
May 11, 2022
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jennifer Berrier announced today the publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin of final-form regulations that change Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage Act rules by updating how employers pay tipped workers and ensuring that salaried employees with
May 11, 2022
Department of Human Services (DHS) Acting Secretary Meg Snead today announced that the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) has approved Pennsylvania’s Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) plan for the 2021-2022 school year. Eligible families will begin to
May 9, 2022
Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris are announcing that they have secured private sector commitments that will lower high-speed internet costs for millions of American families.
May 4, 2022
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) has published its latest quarterly Impact Report for January-March 2022. PHLP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit law firm that represents Pennsylvanians who need help getting or keeping Medicaid and other publicly-funded health care coverage and services. It serve
May 2, 2022
The Legal Services Corporation has released a new report, The Justice Gap: The Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low-income Americans . It reports on the findings of its 2022 Justice Gap Study which provides a fresh assessment of low-income Americans’ civil legal needs and the extent to which their legal

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