Adopted as part of the budget process, Act 54 of 2024 implements the 2024-2025 commonwealth budget and created or extended several grant programs, including the following:  Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites (PA Sites) program will provide grants and loans…

“Inflation cooled more than expected in June, a welcome sign for the Federal Reserve even as prices remained uncomfortably high for millions of Americans. The Labor Department on Thursday said that the consumer price index (CPI), a broad measure of…

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) is accepting applications for the Historical & Archival Records Care (HARC) grant program until August 1, 2024. Townships are eligible to apply.   Funding is available for records reformatting and equipment and collections care, including surveying, inventorying, preserving,…

PennDOT has announced program details for the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator (EVC-RAA) program created by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve the reliability of existing EV charging infrastructure across the state.  Townships in one of the 174 locations eligible for…

While not as deadly as the non-record high of 128 expected in Death Valley today, the eastern half of Pennsylvania is in for a dangerous scorcher today, with heat index values highs of up to expected as far north as…

Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled new Pennsylvania license plates and “Welcome to Pennsylvania- Let Freedom Ring” highway signs designed to celebrate Pennsylvania as the birthplace of American democracy and highlight the state’s leading role in the 250th Anniversary celebrations of the…

USA today released its Best Small Towns rankings and tiny Ohiopyle Borough, Fayette County (population 37) ranked as the number one town to visit in the northeast U.S. This tiny riverside community surrounded by Stewart Township, Fayette County is famous…

With new federal overtime requirements impacting some employees and challenges to find and keep quality employees, townships should participate to find out how other townships most like theirs are compensating employees and what benefits are provided. You need to enter…

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission recently awarded $2.18 million in Keystone Historic Preservation grants to help historical and heritage organizations, museums, and local governments in 22 counties. Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County; East Coventry Township, Chester County; Greene Township,…

The Independent Fiscal Office and state Department of Revenue released the revenue reports for June and the commonwealth’s year-end reports for fiscal year 2023-2024. The state collected $3.63 billion in general fund revenues for June, -1.3% below the IFO’s official estimate….