Governor Josh Shapiro has signed into law HB 689 (Clean Slate 3.0) after its approval by the PA Senate on Dec. 13. Under the law, most drug felonies and many property felonies can be sealed after 10 crime-free years.
Using input from a coalition of Attorneys General, led by Attorney General Michelle Henry, the Federal Communications Commission has amended a rule governing telemarketing communications, requiring individual businesses to obtain written consent from consumers before sending robotexts and making
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has announced the Washington County Assistance Office has temporarily relocated to 201 West Wheeling Street, Washington, PA, 15301 and will immediately begin serving clients.
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joined Administration officials and community health experts to remind Pennsylvanians of Pennie’s first open enrollment deadline, Dec. 15, 2023, which is the last day to enroll in health coverage that will start Jan. 1, 2024.
Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich recently welcomed state, judicial and local leaders at Telespond Senior Services for a roundtable discussion on elder abuse victims, the work currently being done by the Department to protect older adults, and what the Commonwealth could do
Attorney General Michelle Henry is warning Pennsylvanians to be aware of scammers targeting holiday shoppers who purchase gift cards. Referred to as “card draining,” the scam involves bad actors recording information — card and associated pin numbers — from un-purchased gift cards. Once those cards
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and White House Counsel Ed Siskel co-chaired a convening of the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR) where they announced the issuance of the 2023 LAIR Report, entitled Access to Justice in Federal Administrative Proceedings: Nonlawyer Assistance and Other
The National Center on Law & Elder Rights is hosting a free webinar entitled Elder Abuse Basics: Civil Legal Response on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern. Many different service providers and systems work to address elder abuse. Older adults who have experienced maltreatment
