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November 4, 2025
November 12, 2025 6:00 PM Eastern Join Clean Air Council and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) in this free webinar to learn about Act 129 — Pennsylvania's flagship energy efficiency law — and the benefits of reducing your energy usage.
October 31, 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 items: Upcoming Webinar: Medicare in 2026 Health Insurance Costs Remain
October 27, 2025
Join Pennsylvania Health Law Project for a free webinar entitled Medicare in 2026 on Thursday, November 13, 2025 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Eastern. The target audience for the webinar is people who work with or care for people on Medicare. Medicare beneficiaries are also welcome to attend. During the
October 24, 2025
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced today that Social Security benefits, including Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. On average, Social Security retirement
October 22, 2025
Due to the federal government shutdown, Pennsylvania must delay the opening of the 2025-26 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season by one month, until December 3, 2025, because the Department of Human Services (DHS) has not yet received its federal allocation for 2025-2026 LIHEAP
October 21, 2025
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) is hosting its Annual Event & Fundraiser: Medical Care Behind Bars! on November 20, 2025 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Eastern at Design Philadelphia, 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Join PILP for this important evening featuring a discussion on medical
October 20, 2025
Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notified Pennsylvania that it will be unable to fully fund November SNAP benefits because of the federal shutdown. That means that without the White House and/or the Congress taking immediate action to reopen the federal
October 17, 2025
North Penn Legal Services is hosting a virtual presentation entitled Child Custody 2025 Recap on October 23, 2025 from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Eastern via Zoom. This free distance-learning CLE is presented by North Penn Legal Services as a part of Pro Bono Week. This is a concise review of new developments

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