via PA Emergency Management Agency The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) announces that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) approved the Commonwealth’s implementation…
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Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority Approves $45 million in Funding to Ensure Pennsylvanians Can Access Reliable, High-Speed Internet in Public Facilities Across the Commonwealth
via PA Broadband Development Authority The Multi-Purpose Community Facilities program grants — approved for 49 projects in 26 counties — will give people free, digital access in public places like…
City of Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter is The League’s New President
Officers and At-Large Directors Also Elected to The Pennsylvania Municipal League Board of Directors Harrisburg, PA (October 15, 2024) — City of Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter was elected President of…
The League Recognizes Brown Plus with Community Partnership Award
Scranton, PA (October 11, 2024) – Brown Plus was recognized with the Pennsylvania Municipal League’s annual Community Partnership Award today during an Awards Breakfast held in conjunction with the association’s…
Search for Common Ground: Transforming Conflict into Collaboration – Why Local Officials Just Might Save the World
Everyone knows the temperature in our state is high; what we can we do about it, today? Is there hope for a different future? The session “Transforming Conflict into Collaboration…
Elected and Appointed Officials from the Pennsylvania Municipal League, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners and the Pennsylvania Career Fire Chiefs Association Convene in Scranton for the 2024 Municipal Leadership Summit
This Year’s Theme is: Building Safe, Resilient Communities Scranton, PA (October 10, 2024) – League President Franklin Mayor Douglas Baker is presiding over the Municipal Leadership Summit, a conference of…
Lancaster City to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Festivities at Binns Park and Ewell Plaza
LANCASTER, Pa., Oct. 2, 2024 – The City of Lancaster will host its annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration this Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. at Binns Park and Ewell…
Shapiro Administration Gets Stuff Done: Pennsylvania Repaired More Poor-Condition Bridges Than Any Other State Last Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 3, 2024 Contact: ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov The Commonwealth saw a larger drop in the number of poor-condition bridges from 2023 to 2024 than any state in the nation…
PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund: Application Round Now Open
Source: PennDOT PennDOT has begun accepting applications for the next round of funding grants under the Multimodal Transportation Fund. Applications are due by 4:00 on November 5, 2024. Grant recipients…
Shapiro-Davis Administration Spotlights Major Investments in Workforce Development, Expanded Job Training, and Vo-Tech Initiatives at Beaver County Career & Technology Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 26, 2024Contact: ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov In Governor Shapiro and LG Davis’ first two budgets, an additional $61 million was secured for vo-tech, career and technical education (CTE),…