The Center for Rural Pennsylvania revised their definitions to identify rural and urban counties, school districts, and municipalities in Pennsylvania following the 2020 Census results. In May 2022, the Center’s Board of Directors approved the following updated definition of rural/urban…
The State Tax Equalization Board (STEB) established the 2021 Common Level Ratio (CLR) of assessed value to current market value for each county in the Commonwealth. Per the requirements set forth in the Community and Economic Development Enhancement Act, STEB…
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is accepting applications for $2.36 billion in FY 2022 through the competitive Bridge Investment Program (BIP). The program will provide $12.5 billion over the next five years to projects that replace, rehabilitate, preserve, or protect…
If you find a black bug with bright green spots just jumped on you, you’ve probably met a lanternfly nymph. Look around on trees or the side of your house and you will probably find more. The state Department of…
According to Senator David Argall, Chair of the State Government Committee, the summer will be spent having discussions and negotiations on 2 significant bills to reform the 24-year-old Right to Know Law. HB 2524 (commercial requests and vexatious requests) and…
The Commonwealth Financing Authority is accepting grant applications for its Multimodal Transportation Fund until July 31. Note this is different than the Multimodal Transportation Fund through the state Department of Transportation. The CFA Multimodal Transportation Fund provides grants to encourage…
The state Department of Transportation has extended the date for stakeholders to complete a survey until Friday, July 8, on the department’s plans to place electric vehicle charging stations with federal funding. The stations will be prioritized at every 50…
The Independent Fiscal Office and state Department of Revenue have released June 2022 revenue reports and fiscal year end totals. The state collected $4.24 billion in June, exceeding estimates by more than 20%. State General Fund collections for the fiscal year…
The Commonwealth Court granted a petition for summary relief and has determined that the state Department of Transportation’s plans to toll and rebuild nine major bridges under the Major Bridge P3 Initiative across the state are void, having been approved…
Many townships are due to renew their SAM.gov registration in the coming weeks. As a reminder, townships were required to create a SAM.gov account for American Rescue Plan funding and must keep registration active to receive any future federal funds,…
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