The Center for Rural Pennsylvania released a new analysis of broadband speed test data and found that broadband service improvements are needed across the commonwealth, especially in rural counties. “For years, we’ve been well aware that broadband access is lacking…
The Wolf Administration announced yesterday that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) Commissioner Jessica Altman will be resigning from her position on February 25. Governor Wolf stated that the current PID Chief of Staff Mike Humphreys will serve as the Acting…
Township officials are urged to complete a critical survey that could help provide the data necessary to keep lawsuits and liability insurance from getting even more expensive for all townships. Due to a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision, the state legislature…
Some townships have reported issues with the links to the U.S. Treasury Department’s American Rescue Plan Reporting and Compliance Portal that was provided in yesterday’s Morning News. If you have issues, we recommend accessing Treasury’s Login.gov User’s Guide by clicking…
The U.S. Treasury Department is asking all local governments to log into the American Rescue Plan Reporting and Compliance Portal, confirm roles, and provide required information if they have not yet done so. You can access Treasury’s portal using your…
Penn State Extension is offering a free webinar for local officials to discuss concerns and answer questions related to utility-scale solar energy systems and local ordinances dealing with solar energy. The webinar will be held tomorrow, February 15, at noon….
The Independent Regulatory Review Commission recently approved a regulatory update to the Uniform Construction Code that adopted most provisions of the 2018 International Code Council codes, as directed by the UCC Review and Advisory Council. The new regulation was advertised…
New case rates of COVID-19 dropped for the fourth week in a row to 24,766 or a 49% drop compared to the prior week. Pennsylvania’s statewide percent-positivity rate also dropped for the fourth week from 18.4% to 12.7%. In addition,…
The delay in finalizing the new legislative and Congressional maps have also delayed the beginning of petition circulating season previously set in law for next week. The Courts will make announcements soon and the 2022 primary election may get delayed….
The National Association of Towns and Townships has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency with concerns regarding the agency’s revised definitions of “Waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act. Townships are impacted by CWA regulations for…
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