The Shapiro Administration released the results of Operation Safe Stop, an annual school bus enforcement and education initiative aimed at enhancing school bus safety for students by curtailing violations of Pennsylvania’s School Bus Stopping Law. This one-day targeted event emphasized the frequency of…
DCNR is hosting a grant workshop to help applicants develop project ideas in preparation for the 2026 Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2) Grants. This grant program typically opens mid-January and features a series of different funding opportunities, including recreation and conservation planning,…
DEP has $23 million in funding from the Driving PA Forward Pennsylvania Freight Innovations in Transportation (PA-FIT) Grant Program for projects that will replace or retrofit fleet diesel-powered highway and nonroad vehicles, engines, and equipment. Townships and municipal authorities are eligible to…
Don’t forget to set your clocks back Saturday night by one hour. You may want to set township clocks back Friday before leaving the township facilities to account for any timestamping issues upon arrival on the next business day.
Townships that recently worked on a successful environmental project are invited to apply for the 2026 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence, the state’s top environmental honor. Projects that promote environmental protection and stewardship and were completed between November 1, 2024…
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis recently highlighted creation of regional police departments in Lebanon County when discussing using state investments to build safer communities. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency approved a $150,000 in 2024 that North Lebanon and North…
As PSATS predicted, The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time in a row on labor market concerns – but Chair Jerome Powell said another cut in December is “far from” certain. Officials…
In Ganley v. Upper Darby Twp. (WCAB), ___ A.3d ___, 2025 WL 2967361 (Pa.Cmwlth. Oct. 22, 2025), the Commonwealth Court reversed a workers’ compensation judge’s decision to deny a firefighter’s claim for benefits due to a work-related PTSD injury after he twice experienced…
Act 121 of 2024 took effect yesterday, which provides workers’ compensation coverage to first responders that have had a Post-Traumatic Stress Injury. PSATS supports our first responders and worked closely with the legislature to add guardrails to this legislation to ensure those who need the benefits have access to…
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