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February 23, 2015
​The Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project will be holding a free webinar training on Microsoft Outlook on March 4, 2015, from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern. The training will be presented by by Sandy Rylander of Rylander Consulting.
February 20, 2015
The MidPenn Low-Income Tax Clinic (LITC) will provide free representation for low-income taxpayers who need legal assistance to resolve disputes with the Internal Revenue Service. Attorney Robert B. Hamilton has joined the Cumberland County MidPenn Legal Services Office to do this work. MidPenn
February 17, 2015
The Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) will be presenting a program entitled Opening the Courthouse Doors to Limited English Proficient Individuals: Language Access in PA Courts and Administrative Agencies on March 16, 2015 from 12:00 pm - 4:15 pm Eastern. The program will be presented in-person at
February 9, 2015
Applications are now being accepted for the Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program which is administered by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) was established in 2005 and is funded by a Congressional appropriation. Under
February 9, 2015
Governor Tom Wolf has announced Pennsylvania’s transition to a simple traditional Medicaid expansion plan. “Today is the first step toward simplifying a complicated process and ensuring hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians have greater access to the health insurance they need,” said Governor Wolf
February 5, 2015
Governor Tom Wolf has announced that Pennsylvania families enrolled in Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Buy-in Plan will be able to enroll in new plans during an extended enrollment period. The Wolf Administration also announced that affected families will not face a tax penalty for 2014
February 3, 2015
The January 2015 edition of Health Law PA News has been published by the Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP). Health Law PA News is a free monthly newsletter produced by PHLP. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit their website at www.phlp
February 3, 2015
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has announced the launch of the G. Duane Vieth Leadership Development Program , LSC’s first national grant initiative to support training in leadership skills in the field of civil legal aid. The program is generously funded by The Arnold & Porter LLP Foundation

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