North Penn Legal Services and the Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association (#53), as a part of the ongoing Pro Bono Initiative for Luzerne County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will conduct a Continuing Legal Education Program entitled, Disability Advocacy, Consumer Law and Health Law Issues

DPW Budget Update, September 2, 2010 In August, Congress passed legislation to provide additional federal Medicaid matching funds (FMAP) for states for the period January through June 30, 2011. However, this additional money is about one-third less than originally proposed and contained in

August's disappointing jobs report issued on September 3, showing that 54,000 jobs were lost in August, is a stark reminder that job creation and support to the unemployed need to remain at the top of Congress’ priority list, the National Employment Law Project said in a statement released on

Unemployed Pennsylvanians can now access resources and information about long-term unemployment at PennsylvaniaUnemployed.org, a new website developed by the Philadelphia Unemployment Project and Community Legal Services. Philadelphia Unemployment Project (PUP) and Community Legal Services (CLS)

The Pennsylvania Judiciary Web site has expanded its reach to court information and services through a new online feature that makes it easier for the public to interact with the Judiciary. Starting on August 25, visitors to the Unified Judicial System (UJS) home page at www.pacourts.us can access

The Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, the charitable affiliate of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (IOLTA) Board have partnered to launch a statewide loan repayment assistance program (LRAP) to help attorneys employed at IOLTA-funded legal services

Money Will Get to Atlantic Coast Residents Ahead of Hurricane Earl Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that benefit checks are being delivered to some Atlantic coast residents on Thursday, September 2nd, before the arrival of Hurricane Earl and ahead of the regular

Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance (MA) program focuses on managing individual’s physical health to improve well being and control costs. Depending upon where an individual lives, they will receive care either by: HealthChoices - Where an individual’s physical health needs is coordinated by one of