Idaho, Montana and South Carolina (ranked 1,2,3) were the biggest winners while New York, California and Illinois were the biggest losers (ranked 50,49,48). Pennsylvania was 29th. The Independent Fiscal Office released a Research Brief based on recently released state population…

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is reminding motorists that a 5% toll increase will take effect for all E-ZPass and Toll-by-Plate customers on Sunday, January 8. The most common toll for a passenger vehicle will increase from $1.70 to $1.80 for…

The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office is offering two informative webinars to explain the Keystone Historic Preservation grant program, how to create competitive applications, and how to connect with program staff. The webinars are free but registration is required. Both…

Township officials and residents are running out of time to review and submit challenges to the new Federal Communications Commission’s broadband access map. The map’s accuracy is crucial for the commonwealth to receive sufficient federal funding to ensure high-speed internet…

The state Department of Transportation is accepting applications for approximately $40 million in grants for the Green Light-Go: Municipal Signal Partnership Program to replace, synchronize, time, operate, and maintain traffic signals. Applications are due January 31. A 20% match is…

Yesterday, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that $15 million in Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) funding is being distributed to 32 municipalities statewide to fund 36 safety projects. Projects were selected based on safety benefits and effectiveness, cost, and regional impact. PSATS…

The Independent Fiscal Office and state Department of Revenue have released December 2022 revenue reports. The state collected $4 billion in December, the sixth month of the fiscal year, 11.9% above IFO’s official estimate. Fiscal year-to-date general fund collections total $19.7…

In an end-of-year surprise, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army announced a final rule establishing a revised definition of “waters of the U.S.,” which defines which waterways will need a permit and federal oversight….

The state Department of Labor & Industry published notice of the 2023 bid limits in the December 10, 2022 issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. On January 1, 2023, the minimum purchase amount that will require the advertisement for bids increased…

The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act includes provisions that will have a future impact on some townships. Townships that have existing bonds or plan to issue future bonds should be aware that the act will require new formats for…