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July 12, 2012
A budget shortfall of $1 million for North Penn Legal Services, the only free civil legal aid provider in Northeast PA and a member of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, forced the organization to lay off 15% of its staff, and close two offices effective June 30. Those layoffs consist of attorneys
July 6, 2012
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging has announced a new tollfree number to help consumers with questions about long-term living and services for people with disabilities. The Link to Aging and Disability Resource Center line, 1-800-753-8827, is answered by trained customer service staff. Hours of
July 6, 2012
Without Congressional Action, Stark Cut-off Could Expose Millions to Greater Economic Instability Americans who lose their jobs this week and hereafter will only have access to jobless aid provided by their states - 26 weeks in most cases - and will not be eligible for any federal unemployment
June 27, 2012
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
June 26, 2012
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
June 25, 2012
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
June 21, 2012
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
June 20, 2012
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.

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