The state Department of Labor and Industry has announced that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate for September was 4.1%, down from 4.2% in August. This is the lowest rate since April 2000 and is tied for the lowest rate in records dating to 1976. […]

The state Department of Agriculture has unveiled a new PA Preferred brand website to support the increased demand for a direct connection between farmers and consumers. The new website, papreferred.com, offers Pennsylvanians the opportunity to search for PA Preferred members […]

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency issued a Request for Proposals for new construction or rehabilitation of mixed-use projects seeking financial support. Townships are eligible to apply for funding provided through the Community Revitalization Fund Program. The deadline is November 4.   Mixed-use […]

PSATS’ Executive Director Dave Sanko will be featured in a live PCN TV call-in show tonight at 7 pm discussing local government issues and the 2022 election, along with John Brenner, Executive Director of the Pa. Municipal League, and Lisa Schaefer, […]

Townships should have recently received notification from the state Department of Transportation about your township’s estimated liquid fuels distribution for 2023. The 2023 distribution is estimated to be about 1% more than the 2022 actual distribution. The amount per mile […]

The state Department of Environmental Protection has lifted a drought watch for 16 counties, while a drought watch remains in effect for 20 counties. Drought watch has been lifted for Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lehigh, McKean, Monroe, Montgomery, Philadelphia, […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has opened Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Non-Disaster Mitigation Grants. Townships are eligible to apply for funding through PEMA as a sub-recipient of the state. The application window for townships closes November 16.     To start […]

The state Department of Environmental Protection recently announced the start of its 2022-2023 Local Climate Action Program (LCAP), which communities can use to measure local greenhouse gas emissions and make plans to reduce the risks of climate change and extreme […]

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent in September on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the “all items” index increased 8.2 percent before […]

The state Department of Agriculture has announced the preservation of 2,046 acres on 24 farms in 10 counties through the state’s Farmland Preservation Program, which protects farms from future residential, commercial, or industrial development. The newly preserved farms are in Berks, […]