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March 6, 2020
Community HealthChoices (CHC) is Pennsylvania's new waiver program for people with physical disabilities or a brain injury, and older Pennsylvanians. Join Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF) and Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) on March 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM Eastern for a webinar
March 3, 2020
The Federal Trade Commission and federal, state, and local agencies, consumer groups, and national advocacy organizations, will participate in the 22st annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) on March 1-7, 2020.
March 2, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service's Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Program Office has issued its annual program report (PDF). The report describes how LITCs provide representation, education, and advocacy for taxpayers who are low income or speak English as a second language (ESL). The LITC Program is
March 2, 2020
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the February 28, 2020 edition of its newsletter the Health Law News.
February 21, 2020
The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) has filed a motion for preliminary injunction on behalf of Eric S. McGill, Jr., a pretrial detainee at Lebanon County Correctional Facility (LCCF) who has been held in solitary confinement for over a year solely because he refuses to cut off his
February 20, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service today announced it is seeking civic-minded volunteers to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP). The TAP is a federal advisory committee that listens to taxpayers, identifies major taxpayer concerns, and makes recommendations for improving IRS service and customer
February 13, 2020
New Federal Trade Commission data from the agency’s Consumer Sentinel Network show that consumers reported losing $201 million to romance scams in 2019—up nearly 40% since 2018. Romance scammers prey on consumers who are looking for love, converting what feels like a budding relationship into an ask
February 12, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf has announced that the Office of Victims’ Services in the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) is now accepting sexual assault counseling claims for victims of sexual abuse.

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