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January 20, 2025
Ready to Stay, co-chaired by the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and UnidosUS, is a national coalition of organizations increasing legal capacities and coordination efforts for large
January 17, 2025
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today alerted consumers across the Commonwealth about the forecast of extremely cold temperatures for early next week, which is expected to drive up peak demand for electricity and natural gas. The PUC is closely coordinating efforts with the regional
January 17, 2025
Tickets for the 2025 Excellence Awards are now on sale. The Excellence Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at the Hilton Harrisburg in Harrisburg. Early Bird tickets are $75 per ticket and will be available until February 28, 2025. After this date tickets will be available at
January 16, 2025
Governor Josh Shapiro visited the Vintage Senior Center in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood to announce the opening of this year’s application period for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PTRR) Program.
January 14, 2025
The Howard G. Buffett Foundation has awarded a one-time grant of more than $10 million to the Office of Attorney General, The Salvation Army and Justice at Work (JaW). This grant will be used over the next five years by the OAG to expand the scope of the Human Trafficking Section’s work to include a
January 13, 2025
The proposed rule seeks to stop companies from using a variety of contract clauses that limit fundamental freedoms, including waivers of substantive legal and constitutional rights and fine print that suppresses speech.
January 13, 2025
North Penn Legal Services is hosting a free virtual CLE presentation for attorneys and other advocates entitled Human Trafficking Victim Advocacy on January 22, 2025 from 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Eastern. The program will be held on the Zoom platform.
January 10, 2025
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) has released the latest issue of the Positive Approaches Journal, which aims to provide the most recent research for people with mental and behavioral health challenges, intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities to

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