Yesterday, the House passed HR 465 sponsored by Rep. Robert Freeman and Rep. Brett Miller, recognizing this week, April 13-17, 2026, as Local Government Week, and April 22, 2026, the final day of the PSATS Annual Conference, as Local Government Day in Pennsylvania. The resolution passed by an overwhelming 198-3 vote….
EPA recently announced the availability of $30 million in new funding as part of the agency’s RealWaterTA Initiative. Townships with small drinking water and wastewater systems are eligible to apply for funding toward technical assistance and training, including engineering and design, operational support, workforce…
The Pittsburgh Post–Gazette is being sold to The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, the same nonprofit that owns the Baltimore Banner. The P-G was set to close May 3 but appears now to be preserved, but as a weekly publication printing only on Thursday and Sunday.
Township officials interested in participating in the virtual Statewide Freight Forum can participate in this virtual session today and tomorrow to discuss priorities, challenges, and opportunities shaping freight transportation across Pennsylvania. Sessions will be held today, April 15, from 10 a.m. to noon and tomorrow,…
If you are looking for the business meeting materials for the 2026 PSATS Conference, these materials, including the proposed 2026 PSATS resolutions, nominations, and Rules of Conduct, are posted on the members-only portion of psats.org and can be found by logging in…
Did you know you can access Salary Survey results as soon as you enter your 2026 employee wages and benefits? Thanks to township input, we have streamlined data entry in the PSATS Salary Survey Plus tool and participating townships can access results when you need them. If you participated in 2025, your previous answers have auto-populated,…
Did you know you can access Salary Survey results as soon as you enter your 2026 employee wages and benefits? Thanks to township input, we have streamlined data entry in the PSATS Salary Survey Plus tool and participating townships can access results when you need them. If you participated in 2025, your previous answers have auto-populated,…
The following reports and filings are due tomorrow, April 15: Also, the ARPA/SLFRF PROJECT AND EXPENDITURE REPORT is due April 30. This is required reporting for all townships that received State and Local Fiscal Recovery funds under the American Rescue Plan Act and did not close out…
The state Department of General Services will auction more than 300 vehicles on Tuesday, April 14, at 10 a.m. at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania, 488 Firehouse Road, Grantville. There will be a variety of retired State Police vehicles, 4-wheel drive SUVs, pickups, and utility vehicles, as well as…
Tomorrow, April 14, the state Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania State Police and local partners hold a one-day a coordinated enforcement effort operation to stop aggressive driving. “Keeping our roadways safe is truly a collective effort,” stated PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. “We’re committed to reminding drivers to…
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