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PSATS Schedules Town Hall Update on Federal Funding Regulations
Please join PSATS staff and Premier Partner Zelenkofske Axelrod for a Virtual Town Hall on Friday, May 14, at 10:30 a.m. to learn more about the U.S. Treasury regulations for American Rescue Plan funding, which are expected to be released…
Farm Show Spring Food Fest Begins Today
The state Department of Agriculture is holding an outdoor Spring Food Fest today through Sunday in the North Lot of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center from 11a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The event will feature many of the food favorites from the Farm…
Townships Eligible for Federal Vaccination Tax Credit
Townships that voluntarily provide paid sick and family leave to their employees due to COVID-19 between April 1, 2021, and September 30, 2021, are eligible to apply for federal tax credits. The paid leave may include leave taken by employees to receive or recover from COVID-19 vaccinations if your township approved this non-mandated…
Pfizer First to Seek Full FDA Approval
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have asked the Food and Drug Administration for full approval of their coronavirus vaccine for people ages 16 and older. The vaccine and two others are currently available in the United States under an emergency authorization…
Hershey Lodge Selected to Host 2021 PSATS Business Session
With the first time ever cancellation of 2 back-to-back annual PSATS Conferences, we are pleased to confirm the location and date of a 1-day PSATS Business meeting on Friday, October 15 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey PA. Tentative plans…
Commonwealth COVID-19 Enforcement Reporting Appears to Have Ended
You may have noticed that Thursdays have been the day we bring you weekly updates on the Commonwealth’s Covid enforcement activities. After more than a year of enforcing the mitigation orders, weekly or regular reporting on enforcement efforts appears to…
Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Mitigation Orders to be Lifted May 31
Yesterday, the Wolf Administration and the COVID-19 Vaccine Legislative Task Force announced that all mitigation orders, except for the masking order, will be lifted on Monday, May 31, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. The masking order will be lifted when 70% of eligible…
Mark Your Calendars for October 14 and 15!
While pandemic restrictions forced the cancellation of our Annual Spring Conference last month where we were going to celebrate our 100th birthday, you should mark your calendars for 2 special events this fall. First, on Friday, October 15, voting delegates…
Happy Birthday PSATS!
One hundred years ago today, PSATS, your member service organization was born! On May 5, 1921, Governor William Sproul signed a law creating the State Association of Township Supervisors to bring together a single voice for the challenges facing most…
State Revenues Dip Due to Extension of Income Tax Filing Deadline
The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) and state Department of Revenue have released April 2021 revenue reports. State General Fund collections totaled $3.96 billion and were $277 million below the IFO’s revised estimates. The shortfall was the result of lower than expected personal income tax collections due to the extension…
