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April 9, 2015
The March 2015 edition of the Health Law PA News , a free monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, has been published by PHLP.
April 1, 2015
Governor Tom Wolf has announced that Pennsylvanians struggling to pay home heating bills will now have until May 1 to apply for financial help through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The federally-funded program was slated to end April 3, but the Wolf Administration decided
March 27, 2015
he Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Housing Law Group is presenting its 2015 PA Legal Aid Network Housing Law Group Training on Tuesday, April 14th from 9:00 AM to 4:15 PM at the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, 211 North Front Street, Harrisburg PA 17101. Check-in and continental breakfast begin
March 25, 2015
The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) honored the recipients of the 2015 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Excellence Awards on March 23, 2015 at the annual awards dinner held at the Hilton Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Debra McCloskey Todd served as the keynote speaker for the
March 11, 2015
A pilot program that links lawyers who want to volunteer their services with clients unable to afford legal help in the appellate courts has been created by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The program provides a centralized clearinghouse of lawyers willing to participate and creates a
March 10, 2015
The 2015 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Public Benefits Conference will be held on April 23-24, 2015 at the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, 211 North Front Street, 1st Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Registration is free to staff and client board members of the following PA Legal Aid Network (PLAN
March 4, 2015
The February 2015 edition of the Health Law PA News has been published by the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. This edition spotlights changes in the medical assistance program in Pennsyvania that will be implemented by the newly installed administration of Governor Tom Wolf. For prior editions of
February 27, 2015
Attorney Carrie M. Bowmaster says is glad to be working in York for many reasons. First and foremost, she will get to help a lot of people in need. “My chief goal in going to law school 24 years ago was to help people. I’ve gone back and forth between private practice and legal aid. Helping people

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