PSATS has issued a request for proposals for workshop presentations to be made at the 2023 Educational Conference & Exhibit Show, which will be held April 23-26, 2023, at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pa. (workshops are April 24-25). Workshops […]
PennDOT Offers Select Drivers Facing Suspension Second Chance
The state Department of Transportation is now allowing select driving facing a suspension due to accumulation of points on their driving records or for a conviction of excessive speeding to have a second chance. If chosen, drivers must successfully complete […]
DGS to Auction More Than 440 Vehicles 
The state Department of General Services will auction more than 440 vehicles at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania in Grantville on Tuesday, August 23 at 10 a.m. Pre-registration and in-person preview of vehicles runs Thursday, August 18, through Sunday, August 21. Pre-registration […]
Reminder: Enter Salary Survey Data by Tomorrow! 
Be sure to enter your township’s wage and benefit data by tomorrow, August 17, so that the PSATS Salary Survey Plus reports for 2022 can be released. Thanks to the hundreds of townships that have participated so far, we are […]
Residents Impacted by Mariner Eligible for Free Water Testing 
Energy Transfer will pay for independent evaluations of water quality impacts for homeowners potentially impacted by the construction of the Mariner East 2 Pipeline. Residents must reach out to the Office of the Attorney General to apply for a free […]
Step One For Better Broadband Connectivity in PA
With the latest influx of funding, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is collecting broadband information from consumers to create updated maps that display fixed and mobile broadband availability, as well as lack of access. Township officials and their residents are […]
Office of Open Records Hosts Training
The Office of Open Records is hosting a “Payment Issues and the RTKL” webinar on August 17 at 10 a.m. Many open records officers and administrators don’t understand the rules and dynamics behind how payments affect the Right-to-Know Law process. […]
2020 Pennsylvania Broadband Victory Canceled by Feds
This week, the FCC canceled the SpaceX Award to bring internet service to unserved Pennsylvanians. SPACEX, the Elon Musk funded private sector satellite initiative, won the bid through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Program for providing broadband to unserved households and […]
Major CDC COVID-19 Changes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has substantially revised its COVID-19 guidance. Social distancing guidance of six feet is no more. Quarantining is no longer recommended if you were exposed to COVID-19. Instead, the CDC recommends that you wear […]
Inflation Pauses with Latest CPI Numbers 
The Consumer Price Index numbers for July were released yesterday, showing that inflation paused during July, with a gasoline index decrease of 7.7% offsetting increases in food and shelter indexes. Year over year inflation decreased to 8.5% after hitting a […]
