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February 10, 2025
The Department of Justice's Office for Access to Justice will host a webinar on the 2025 Access to Justice Prize on February 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM Eastern. The Access to Justice Prize is a year-long prize competition to promote innovative solutions to address the access to justice crisis. This year's
February 4, 2025
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the latest edition of the PHLP Health Law News. You can subscribe to receive the PHLP Health Law News on the PHLP website at www.phlp.org. This edition features the following features: Defending Medicaid in 2025: Congress Threatens Healthcare Access
February 4, 2025
The National Consumer Law Center invites and encourages you to nominate worthy candidates for our two annual awards: the prestigious Vern Countryman Award for lifetime achievement in consumer law, and the Rising Star Award for newer attorneys who have made a significant impact. Both awards will be
January 31, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service and partners around the nation today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) with the launch of this year’s EITC Awareness Day campaign. The annual campaign, now in its 19th year, helps increase awareness among the millions of working
January 30, 2025
The PA Department of Human Services announced plans for an upcoming text message alert warning Pennsylvanians of recent increases nationwide of SNAP fraud – especially incidents of card skimming – where SNAP benefits are stolen off EBT cards after skimming at a point-of-sale machine.
January 30, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released its annual list of consumer reporting companies. The list identifies dozens of specialty reporting companies that collect and sell access to people’s data, including individuals’ finances, employment, check writing histories, or rental history
January 29, 2025
The AOPC STOP Violence Against Women Grant Program invites PA judges, court personnel, and aligned professionals to attend a virtual presentation entitled "Trafficking, Trauma, and the Justice System: Panel Presentation" beginning at 2:30 PM Eastern.
January 29, 2025
Governor Josh Shapiro visited MidPenn Legal Services in Harrisburg, where he joined legal advocates, legislative leaders, and Pennsylvania seniors to highlight his settlement with PJM Interconnect and his Administration’s efforts to protect consumers from rising utility costs.

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