Township officials are reminded that the Center for Rural Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Local Government Commission, both legislative agencies of the state General Assembly, are conducting a short demographic survey of elected local officials. This is a great place to define the value of local government! Survey responses are due…

Funding notices are now available for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grants, which provide funds to states for eligible hazard mitigation activities. Municipalities may apply through their state hazard mitigation officer. Applications will be…

The Office of Open Records (OOR) will hold a free webinar on the Right-to-Know Law for Law Enforcement tomorrow, August 25, at 10 a.m. The training will focus on those aspects of the Right-to-Know Law that are specific to police departments, such as…

State Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that the eighth batch of payments under the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery program has been sent to qualifying Pennsylvania municipalities.   Disbursements made this week include payments to 30 municipalities totaling $2 million….

Be sure to register for PSATS’ Centennial Celebration Dinner on October 14 and the Annual Business Meeting on October 15! Members may register for either or both events, which will be held at the Hershey Lodge. While these events will not replace our Annual Conference, you will not want to miss…

The state Department of Labor and Industry has announced that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate for June was 6.6%, while the national unemployment rate is 5.4%. Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – decreased by   16,000 in July.  Over the year,…

The first Pennsylvania team to make it to the Little League World Series since 2015 is from Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County. They play this afternoon at 1 p.m. For coverage of the team’s last game, click here. For more…