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January 28, 2025
North Penn Legal Services is hosting a free Expungement and Clean Slate Clinic on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 12 Noon at the Rudy Gelnett Memorial Library, Keystone Room, 1 N. High Street, Selinsgrove, PA 17870.
January 28, 2025
UPDATE: Federal judge Loren AliKhan of the District of Columbia temporarily paused the freeze on grants and loans until a hearing was held on February 3 on the request for a preliminary and permanent injunction. The Administration subsequently rescinded the memo implementing the freeze.
January 27, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2025 tax filing season today and is accepting and processing federal individual tax year 2024 returns. During today’s early morning opening, IRS systems have already received millions of tax returns from across the nation for processing. The IRS expects more
January 24, 2025
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a settlement agreement with a State College area landlord, Rodney Hendricks, doing business as Hendricks Investments, regarding his alleged unlawful deductions from security deposits and poor living conditions provided to tenants. The settlement stems from a
January 21, 2025
The City of Philadelphia's Division of Housing and Community Development announced the expansion of the successful Right to Counsel initiative. Low-income renters are entitled to free legal representation if they are facing eviction in three newly added zip codes, 19124, 19141 and 19154.
January 20, 2025
Ready to Stay, co-chaired by the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and UnidosUS, is a national coalition of organizations increasing legal capacities and coordination efforts for large
January 17, 2025
Tickets for the 2025 Excellence Awards are now on sale. The Excellence Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at the Hilton Harrisburg in Harrisburg. Early Bird tickets are $75 per ticket and will be available until February 28, 2025. After this date tickets will be available at
January 17, 2025
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today alerted consumers across the Commonwealth about the forecast of extremely cold temperatures for early next week, which is expected to drive up peak demand for electricity and natural gas. The PUC is closely coordinating efforts with the regional

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