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January 26, 2024
Attorney General Michelle Henry is warning Pennsylvanians to be aware and stay cautious of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposter scams during the upcoming tax season.
January 25, 2024
The Pennsylvania Courts through its Office of Elder Justice in the Courts has announced a new, grant-funded pilot project with MidPenn Legal Services and the Dauphin County Orphans’ Court to provide free legal representation in all guardianship cases in Dauphin County for adults aged 60 and older.
January 24, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro today signed into law Act 48 , introduced as H.B. 1058 by Rep. Rick Krajewski, D-Phila., which makes child custody proceedings more inclusive of potential kinship care providers by requiring courts to solicit and consider the opinions of those who engaged with family
January 24, 2024
The Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania is hosting a monthly online Racial Justice training series beginning in February. The series will be held on the first Thursday of each month from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM Eastern. Each session offers 1.0 substantive PA CLE credit and 0.5 ethics PA CLE credit
January 23, 2024
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh, findhelp Founder & CEO Erine Gray, and Community Action Partnership (CAP) Lancaster CEO Vanessa Philbert today announced the launch of PA Navigate , an online tool that connects Pennsylvanians with community-based
January 22, 2024
Last month, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law an expansion of the Childcare Tax Credit for nearly 210,000 Pennsylvania families. Under previous law, Pennsylvania would match only 30 percent of the federal Childcare Tax Credit. Now, thanks to this new bipartisan legislation, the state credit will
January 22, 2024
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled an upcoming series of 12 in-person and telephonic hearings to gather public input on the requests by Pennsylvania American Water Company (PAWC) to increase rates for water and wastewater services.
January 18, 2024
Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh has announced the launch of a survey to collect feedback from Medicaid enrollees about their experience completing their annual renewal.

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