Pennsylvania's new state budget ends the General Assistance program on August 1, 2012. The program was originally slated to terminate on July 1 but was extended for an additional month when the final budget was passed to allow recipients to be notified of the termination of the program. General

The Social Security Administration has announced that Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers, will electronically transmit complete medical records for its patients to the agency with the appropriate consent. Social Security requests about 70,000 patient files from

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board have released a guidance that will be used in determining the compensation or other remedy that borrowers will receive for financial injury identified during the Independent Foreclosure Review. The agencies also announced

The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) and the ABA Commission on Immigration invite you to join a free webinar entitled, Filing State Legal Actions Against Notarios , on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 2:00 pm Eastern / 1:00 pm Central / 12:00 pm Mountain / 11:00 am Pacific. This introductory webinar is

With high temperatures and humidity expected to continue through the week, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today reminds consumers to conserve energy during days with severe heat and humidity. Consumers can view the Summer Heat Wave fact sheet on the PUC website.

The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for older adults and residents with disabilities has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31. The rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with

The Department of Aging will hold public hearings in Centre County, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh during June to discuss the 2012-2016 State Plan on Aging, which defines the strategy and goals for programs and services provided to older Pennsylvanians. Public review and comments will be used to

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has released the May edition of the Health Law PA News , it's free bi-monthly newsletter. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please see the website at www.phlp.org . The May edition of the Health Law PA News contains