52,517 new cases of COVID-19 were reported last week in Pennsylvania, a decrease of 10% compared to the prior week. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,890,259. The commonwealth ranks 13th in cases per 100,000 nationally, with Rhode…
The state Department of Labor and Industry has announced that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate for November was 5.7%, down from 6% in October, while the national unemployment rate is 4.2%. Click here for more.
The state Department of Agriculture announced that 2,569 acres on 30 farms in 18 counties have now been preserved from future development, investing more than $7.2 million in state, county, and township dollars. This year alone, 14,397 acres of farmland…
The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for the Municipal Recycling Program Performance Grant (Section 904 Grants) until December 31 for eligible materials that were recycled and marketed in calendar year 2020. Awards are based on the weight of source-separated…
Township officials should look for an email from the U.S. Treasury that describes how to access the Treasury Portal through Login.gov, which townships with populations of less than 50,000, known as non-entitlement units (NEUs), will use to file required reports…
Pennsylvania recorded its first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine administered in the state Dec. 14, 2020. On the one-year anniversary of those first shots, more than 19.26 million first, second, additional and booster shots have been administered. The rate…
U.S. President Joe Biden’s latest executive order aims to change the way the federal government provides service to individuals, businesses, and entities, including local governments, to make it more customer-friendly and reduce red tape. The ambitious proposal includes streamlining processes to apply…
The state Department of Health is offering free outdoor drive-up COVID-19 testing in Berks, Centre, Clinton, Jefferson, Luzerne, and McKean counties this week. Click here to learn more.
State Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam will resign her position with the commonwealth at the end of the year. The governor intends to name state Department of Health Executive Deputy Secretary Keara Klinepeter to serve as the new acting secretary. Click here for more.
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