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June 2, 2025
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today reminded consumers about changes in electric generation prices – known as the Price to Compare (PTC) – for residential and small business customers across Pennsylvania. These new PTCs took effect on June 1, 2025, reflecting current wholesale
May 30, 2025
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN, Inc.) was honored with the 2025 Equal Justice Award at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia’s (CLS) 36th Annual Breakfast of Champions. Held at the Museum of the American Revolution, the event brought together legal aid
May 30, 2025
President Trump’s budget, released Friday, proposes the elimination of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), putting at risk essential legal protections for veterans, seniors and children across the country. If this budget is approved, LSC-funded aid would disappear for everyday Americans facing
May 29, 2025
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the latest edition of the PHLP Health Law News. You can subscribe to receive the PHLP Health Law News on the PHLP website at www.phlp.org. This edition features the following items: Medicaid is a Lifeline for People with Disabilities: Janeen’s Story
May 23, 2025
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Time: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time Pro Bono Net, the ABA Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal Services Program, Equal Justice Works, and the ABA Standing Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness are hosting a webinar focused on identifying best practices in
May 23, 2025
With school breaks nearing and more teens seeking summer jobs, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker is reminding employers, parents, and young workers about the rights and protections for teenage employees established under the Pennsylvania Child Labor Act. “As
May 22, 2025
The operators of an alleged transnational student loan debt relief scam have agreed to be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and to turn over more than $1 million in assets to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that the operation bilked millions out of struggling student loan
May 19, 2025
On May 14, 2025, the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN, Inc.) launched its annual MLK, Jr. Summer Internship Program, welcoming a new cohort of first- and second-year law students to civil legal aid work. The program begins with a two-day orientation in Harrisburg, where interns explore a

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