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September 3, 2014
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service (ABA) and the National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) are seeking session proposals for the 2015 Equal Justice Conference which will be held May 7-9, 2014 in Austin, Texas. This conference is designed to bring
September 2, 2014
The statewide Loan Repayment Assistance Program ("LRAP") begins its fifth year of helping attorneys employed in IOLTA-funded civil legal services organizations better manage their undergraduate and law school debt on September 2, 2014, albeit with significant changes in the program. The LRAP is a
August 29, 2014
This provides a list of links containing information on the approval of the Healthy Pennsylvania Program by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that will extend Medicaid coverage to nearly 600,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians.
August 29, 2014
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project released the following statement on August 28, 2014 regarding the Approval of the Healthy Pennsylvania Plan to expand Medicaid: On behalf of our clients, the Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) welcomes today’s announcement that Pennsylvania will soon expand
August 29, 2014
Award Honors Efforts Providing Veterans with Permanent Supportive Housing The Departments of Aging and Public Welfare, along with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), have announced that individuals and organizations that are creating permanent supportive housing opportunities for
August 28, 2014
Governor Tom Corbett has made an historic announcement that the state has secured agreement with the federal government to implement the portion of his Healthy Pennsylvania plan that will improve and bring financial stability to the state’s Medicaid program so that the state can increase access to
August 27, 2014
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced that borrowers who prepay their FHA-insured mortgages will not have to make interest payments beyond the date their mortgage is paid in full. FHA’s rule, Handling Prepayments: Eliminating Post-Payment Interest Charges, applies for FHA-insured
August 26, 2014
Attorney General Eric Holder and Associate Attorney General Tony West have announced that the Department of Justice has reached a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America Corporation – the largest civil settlement with a single entity in American history ­— to resolve federal and state claims

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