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December 27, 2011
On December 22, more than $845 million was being released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to states to help low-income households with their heating and home energy costs under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The continuing resolution currently in
December 22, 2011
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has released the December edition of the Senior Health News , it's free bi-monthly newsletter. Prior editions of the newsletter and more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project is available on their website at www.phlp.org . The December edition of
December 21, 2011
Taxpayers can get the most out of various recovery tax benefits and get a jump on preparing their 2011 federal income tax returns by consulting a newly revised comprehensive tax guide now available on IRS.gov. Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax , features details on taking advantage of a wide
December 20, 2011
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has released the results of its annual Cold Weather Survey, which showed that about 17,475 households will enter the winter season without heat-related utility service compared to 17,294 this time last year. The PUC encourages consumers without
December 19, 2011
The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network is proud to announce the recipients of its 2012 Excellence Awards. The list includes a variety of civil legal aid professionals and friends of civil legal aid across Pennsylvania who are being recognized for their efforts in support of the clients served by the
December 16, 2011
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that tax-exempt organizations with January and February filing due dates will have until March 30, 2012, to file their annual returns. The IRS is granting this extension of time to file because the part of the e-file system that processes electronically
December 15, 2011
Individuals and businesses making contributions to charity should keep in mind several important tax law provisions that have taken effect in recent years including Special Charitable Contributions for Certain IRA Owners; changes to rules for clothing and household items; and new guidelines for
December 8, 2011
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Assistant Secretary Sandra B. Henriquez has announced that HUD is joining forces with GreatSchools, a national non-profit educational resource for parents. The intent of this new partnership is to give parents living in public housing or who

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