The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released new guidance for states to use when distributing American Rescue Plan funds to municipalities with populations of less than 50,000, called non-entitlement communities. This includes grant award terms and conditions, calculations for…
The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) has released its Natural Gas Production Report for the first quarter of 2021. Natural gas production volume from horizontal wells was up by 5.4% compared to the first quarter of 2020, and 133 new horizontal…
Penn State Extension is hosting a free webinar on Utility Scale Solar Development in Pennsylvania for Local Officials. The webinar will take place tomorrow, May 26, at 10 a.m. The webinar will discuss proposed projects, their locations, and development possibilities…
If you have strong opinions about tolls coming to a road or bridge near you, or if you have concerns about paying a fee based on the number of miles you drive annually, PSATS urges you to participate and voice…
Lanternflies are now hatching, and the state Department of Agriculture is demonstrating how homeowners can use a circle trap to eliminate large numbers of destructive spotted lanternflies without harming beneficial pollinators or small animals. Click here for instructions from Penn…
COVID case counts decreased for the fifth week in a row in Pennsylvania, with 9,881 new cases reported this week, 23% less than last week. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,195,013. Nationally, cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have…
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate for April increased slightly, from 7.3% to 7.4%. The U.S. rate also increased slightly in April, from 6.0% to 6.1%. Nationally, Hawaii, at 8.5%, had the highest unemployment rate in April, followed by California, New Mexico, and New York. In Pennsylvania,…
The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for Municipal Recycling Program Development and Implementation Grants (Section 902 Grants) until September 24, 2021. Eligible recycling program development and implementation costs are eligible for 90% funding. Municipalities that did not receive a…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has $288 million available in grant funding for the deployment of broadband infrastructure. Grants will be awarded to partnerships between a state or local government and a provider of fixed broadband services. Projects should be…
Today, mitigation orders will be relaxed in the City of Philadelphia, including elimination of restrictions on capacity of stores, museums, and offices, elimination of capacity limits on outdoor pools, and allowing chairs at restaurants to be three feet apart. Indoor…
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