Vaccine Access Now Open to All Pennsylvanians

Posted on April 13, 2021 |

All Pennsylvania adults are now eligible to schedule an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine. This is nearly a week earlier than the previously scheduled opening for April 19. Increasing case counts and ongoing appointment availability in many parts of the…

PA Treasury, Labor and Industry Recapture $800 Million in UC Fraud

Posted on April 13, 2021 |

State Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Acting Secretary of Labor & Industry Jennifer Berrier have announced that the two agencies have recaptured nearly $800 million of unemployment benefits targeted by fraudsters. The vast majority was connected to the federal Pandemic Unemployment…

Promote Local Government This Week!

Posted on April 13, 2021 |

PSATS has tools available for townships looking to promote Local Government Week, April 12-16. The toolkit helps communicate how townships serve their residents. It includes a sample news release about the importance of your township, talking points on townships as…

New PSATS Q&A Guidance on Federal Aid Available

Posted on April 13, 2021 |

PSATS continues to receive many questions on the federal aid from the American Rescue Plan. As a member service, PSATS staff compiled a guidance Q&A document from the hundreds of questions submitted during our Town Halls on What the American…

Pfizer Requests Approval to Use COVID-19 Vaccine for Teens

Posted on April 12, 2021 |

Pfizer Inc. has requested that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amend the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to authorize its use in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age. Phase 3 trials demonstrated 100% efficacy and…

Pa. COVID-19 Case Growth Slows

Posted on April 12, 2021 |

While cases and hospitalizations continued to increase this week, it is at a slower rate than in recent weeks. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,068,974 with 30,225 new cases reported this week, a 4% increase over last…

Reminder: Township Officials Should Participate in PennDOT Survey

Posted on April 12, 2021 |

If you haven’t already done so, please take a few minutes by April 14 to complete a survey by clicking hereand telling PennDOT which priorities are important to you. The survey is collecting feedback on the department’s long-term planning efforts, including its 12-Year Program,…

Township Employees, Officials Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines

Posted on April 12, 2021 |

Just in time for Local Government Week, Pennsylvania has now moved into Phase 1C for COVID-19 vaccine administration, which means that all township employees and elected officials are now eligible to make an appointment for the vaccine. Phase 1C also…

Happy Local Government Week!

Posted on April 12, 2021 |

To promote Local Government Week, which begins today, PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko released a statewide op-ed about the critical role that township government and its officials play in the commonwealth’s governing system. Established to be a direct reflection and…

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers Water Level Monitoring Grants

Posted on April 9, 2021 |

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is offering a new grant program to support the collection and reporting of water level data in groundwater production wells in the basin. Municipalities and municipal authorities that have existing SRBC permits groundwater are eligible…

Vaccine Access Now Open to All Pennsylvanians

PA Treasury, Labor and Industry Recapture $800 Million in UC Fraud

Promote Local Government This Week!

New PSATS Q&A Guidance on Federal Aid Available

Pfizer Requests Approval to Use COVID-19 Vaccine for Teens

Pa. COVID-19 Case Growth Slows

Reminder: Township Officials Should Participate in PennDOT Survey

Township Employees, Officials Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccines

Happy Local Government Week!

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers Water Level Monitoring Grants

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