The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine under the normal review and approval process. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is now approved for individuals 16 years of age and older and will be marketed as Comirnaty….
FEMA Offers Hazard Mitigation Grants
Funding notices are now available for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grants, which provide funds to states for eligible hazard mitigation activities. Municipalities may apply through their state hazard mitigation officer. Applications will be…
Governor Requires State Employees to Wear Masks Indoors
Effective August 23, all commonwealth employees and contracted staff in commonwealth work locations are required to wear a mask indoors regardless of their vaccination status. Visitors are encouraged to wear masks but are not required to do so.
Office of Open Records to Hold Free Training Tomorrow on Sunshine Law
The Office of Open Records (OOR) will hold a free webinar on the Right-to-Know Law for Law Enforcement tomorrow, August 25, at 10 a.m. The training will focus on those aspects of the Right-to-Know Law that are specific to police departments, such as…
ARPA Municipal Payments Total Nearly $479.8 Million
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that the eighth batch of payments under the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery program has been sent to qualifying Pennsylvania municipalities. Disbursements made this week include payments to 30 municipalities totaling $2 million….
Don’t Miss Resolutions Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration!
Be sure to register for PSATS’ Centennial Celebration Dinner on October 14 and the Annual Business Meeting on October 15! Members may register for either or both events, which will be held at the Hershey Lodge. While these events will not replace our Annual Conference, you will not want to miss…
Pa. COVID-19 Cases Up
17,190 new cases of COVID-19 were reported last week, well below the 100,000 per week from the peak. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,267,709 and cases have increased for six weeks in a row. Despite the jump…
PA Unemployment Rate at 6.6% in July
The state Department of Labor and Industry has announced that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate for June was 6.6%, while the national unemployment rate is 5.4%. Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – decreased by 16,000 in July. Over the year,…
Pennsylvania Team In Little League World Series
The first Pennsylvania team to make it to the Little League World Series since 2015 is from Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County. They play this afternoon at 1 p.m. For coverage of the team’s last game, click here. For more…
29 More Farms Preserved
The state Department of Agriculture has announced that an additional 2,515 acres on 29 farms in 14 counties have been preserved. This includes a farm in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, and another farm in Union Township, Schuylkill County. Click…
