51,037 new cases of COVID-19 were reported last week, a 77% increase over the prior week and for the second week in a row. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,644,848. The commonwealth remains at 20th in cases…
Grants Available for Severe Stream Erosion from Ida
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is taking applications until December 8 for streambank stabilization due to damage from Tropical Storm Ida. Projects must be in the following eligible counties: Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Chester, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Lycoming,…
Recount Ordered for Commonwealth Court Race
A recount in the Commonwealth Court race has been ordered for two open seats on the court. Stacy Marie Wallace (R) finished with 26.61% of the total votes, securing one of the open seats. Lori A. Dumas (D) and Drew…
IFO Report Shows Inflation Acceleration
The Independent Fiscal Office has released a monthly economic update showing producer and consumer inflation accelerating in October. Click here for more.
Have a New Supervisor? Let PSATS Know
Township secretaries and managers: Do you have a new supervisor elected last week? Please send in names and home addresses of newly elected supervisors to PSATS as soon as possible. We would like to update our records and ensure that…
Commonwealth Outlines Pennsylvania’s Expected Share of Federal Infrastructure Funds
Gov. Tom Wolf outlined Pennsylvania’s expected share of the new federal infrastructure package. Here are the highlights, based on historic formula funding: $11.3 billion for federal-aid highways and $1.6 billion for bridge infrastructure. $100 million minimum to provide high-speed internet…
Municipalities Impacted by Ida Have Extra Time to Apply
Municipalities in counties that have had federal approval for disaster relief have a few extra weeks to apply. This includes townships in Bedford, Bucks, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Fulton, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, and York Counties. Federal funding reimburses up…
PennDOT Accepting Public Comment on Bridge Tolling Proposals
The state Department of Transportation is currently accepting comments on the following proposed bridge reconstruction and tolling projects as part of the Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (P3). If you have comments or concerns on any of these projects, you are…
Rural Policy Summit Slated on Local Services and Collaborative Efforts
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania will hold its 2021 Rural Policy Summit: Local Services and Collaborative Efforts tomorrow, November 10, at 9 a.m. “Our local communities are the foundation of our great commonwealth,” says Dr. Kyle C. Kopko, director of the…
Rolling in the Dough
The Commonwealth collected $2.8B in October 2021 exceeding projections by 6%, or $159.9m. Four months into the fiscal year, that means there is a budget surplus of $788.2M surplus for the FY 21-22 Budget.
