State Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that the seventh 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 70 municipalities totaling…
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…
8,912 new cases of COVID-19 were reported last week, a 21% increase compared to the prior week and an increase for the fifth week in a row. Despite this, the commonwealth has the fifth lowest growth in cases per 100,000,…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that moderately to severely immunocompromised people who are fully vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna receive an additional dose of vaccine. Click here for more. A newly released study finds that the…
Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released detailed 2020 Census results that will direct the flow for federal and state funding for the next decade. States will also use the data to redraw congressional and state legislative district boundaries. The statistics,…
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making up to $500 million available in grants to help rural health care facilities, tribes, and communities expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, health care services, and nutrition…
Yesterday, PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko and Board Chair A.J. Boni participated on the task force to design the distribution formula for the national $25 billion settlement from opioid drug manufacturers. The Pennsylvania share is slightly more than $1 billion…
On Tuesday, August 17, State Treasurer Stacey Garrity will process the final round of funding to municipalities that made application for ARP dollars. After that date, Treasury and DCED will reallocate the remaining dollars that were not applied for, which…
Township public works crews operate year-round, and we’d like to see your crew in action. Get creative and show us the many ways that your public works crew keeps your township running smoothly throughout the year. For example, you could…
Communities depend on civic volunteers, especially firefighters and emergency medical services personnel, and townships rely on residents to serve on volunteer boards, commissions, and committees. If your township has a population under 25,000, you can nominate outstanding civic volunteers through…
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