Every two years, the State Transportation Commission (STC) and the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) conduct a statewide survey to gather feedback on Pennsylvania’s transportation system as part of the 12-Year Transportation Program update. If you have not done so already […]

Township officials and their residents are also urged to consider participating in a state Department of Transportation online survey about the Department’s winter maintenance services. The 17-question survey asks about timeline expectations for safe and passable roads, ranking of snow-removal […]

The state Department of Human Services intends to operate a water assistance program supported by federal Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) funding. Pennsylvania successfully spent all previously available funding of $43.2 million to assist families who lost or […]

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced it is now accepting applications for the first round of funding under The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program(CFI Program). This new program was created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to deploy […]

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in February, after increasing by 0.5% in January, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The all-items index increased 6.0% for the 12 months ending February, the lowest 12-month increase since the period ending September 2021.  While […]

This week is Sunshine Week, where the news media focuses on Pennsylvania’s government transparency laws and compliance with them. Expect to see op-eds and enhanced coverage of local government meetings and access to public documents.   Click here for an Op-Ed […]

PSATS will be producing the 2023 membership cards for supervisors, secretaries and managers in townships that have renewed their annual dues. If you would like your membership card to also double as a photo ID card, this can happen in […]

The Pennsylvania Governor’s Invasive Species Council released findings from the first statewide survey of impacts from invasive plants, insects, pathogens, and animals and announced a pilot regional invasive species management program will launch this summer.   The survey was conducted last […]

Last week, you should have received a mailing from PSATS regarding a By-laws change scheduled for a vote at the April PSATS conference. Watch your mailbox this week for a listing of resolutions to be considered as well as the […]

Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris announced the promotion of Pennsylvania State Police Capt. Michaelann Andrusiak to the rank of major and her appointment as the director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security. Andrusiak began her […]