NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO NEWS/CITY DESK EDITOR CONTACT: Debbie Bitting, Pennsylvania Municipal League, 717-236-9469, ext. *223, dbitting@pml.org Harrisburg, PA (December 21, 2021) – Executive Director Rick Schuettler is…
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League Link | December 2021
Wolf Administration Asks Feds to Support Health Care System in Battling Pandemic
The Wolf Administration requested additional support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Pennsylvania’s health care system in its continued battle against COVID-19. “Our health care system is strained…
Governor Wolf Announces $2.5 Million to Support Grassroots COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Efforts Across Pennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf today announced $2.5 million in state funding that will help grassroots organizations across the commonwealth encourage hesitant Pennsylvanians to get the COVID-19 vaccine. A list of the…
National League of Cities – Join the Safety First Challenge!
Source: National League of Cities Last week NLC introduced a new Safety First Challenge, an initiative to build a street safety coalition of 100 cities, towns and villages in 100…
PELRAS Update | December 2021 – Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Medical Marijuana
Joshua C. Hausman, Esq. and Julie A. Aquino, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | December 2021 In 2016, Pennsylvania became the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana by the passage of…
PELRAS Update | December 2021 – End of Year Check-in: Are your Job Descriptions Accurate and Up to Date?
Robert Vernon, Esq., Campbell Durrant, P.C. | December 2021 The pandemic has accelerated necessary technology improvements and, by extension, requests from employees to work from home. Whether work-from-home arrangements work…
Gov. Wolf Announces Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam to Depart Wolf Administration, Names Keara Klinepeter as New Acting Secretary
Governor Tom Wolf announced that Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam will resign her position with the commonwealth at the end of the year. The governor also announced his…
Governor Wolf: Nearly 6,000 Businesses Received Support Through Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Relief Program
A total of $145 million was distributed in all 67 counties in 2021 Governor Tom Wolf announced today that 5,860 businesses received funding support this year through the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry…
Press Release — The 2022 All-America City Awards are being Co-Convened by the National Civic League & Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
The National Civic League and co-convener, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR), are now accepting applications for the 2022 All-America City Award, the nation’s most prestigious community recognition.