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February 9, 2010
Governor Edward G. Rendell’s proposed 2010-11 budget maintains essential health care and other safety net services during the economic recovery by better managing programs, attacking waste and reducing unnecessary spending. “The ongoing national recession means more people are out of work and need
February 9, 2010
Community Legal Services reports that the federal stimulus law gives Pennsylvania the opportunity to draw down $360 million in federal aid to low-income families. So far, Pennsylvania has drawn down only $29 million of this money and has only limited plans for further expenditures -- although the
February 8, 2010
Governor Edward G. Rendell has declared a statewide disaster emergency to enable state, county and municipal governments to respond effectively to the snow storm that has blanketed much of the state. The Proclamation authorizes state agencies to utilize all available resources and personnel as is
February 8, 2010
A rapidly growing state-wide coalition of nearly 40 organizations urged the Governor and General Assembly to reinstate cuts in the State Supplemental Payment (SSP) that will result in nearly 350,000 disabled, blind, and elderly poor Pennsylvanians facing reductions of 19% to 24% in their SSP
February 5, 2010
The National Association for Law Placement's 2010 Public Sector & Public Interest Attorney Salary Survey is now underway. Every two years, NALP conducts this unique survey to gather important data on attorney salaries, benefits packages, and loan repayment assistance programs. Public interest law
February 5, 2010
The National Employment Law Project (NELP) has released new national and state-by-state analyses finding that nearly 1.2 million jobless workers will become ineligible for federal unemployment benefits in March unless Congress extends the unemployment safety net programs from the American Recovery
February 5, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission moved to protect distressed homeowners from the promoters of bogus foreclosure rescue and mortgage modification services by proposing a new rule that would forbid companies to charge up-front for these services. Instead, companies could only collect payment after
February 4, 2010
The Legal Services Corporation is seeking comments on proposed revisions to its Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients . The guide, last revised in 1997, sets forth accounting, financial management and reporting guidelines for recipients of LSC funds.

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