Governor Tom Wolf signed the 12th renewal of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the then-burgeoning opioid and heroin epidemic. The declaration allows the state to loosen…
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Governor Wolf Announces Approval of Six Projects to Assist Local Governments with Municipal Planning and Shared Services
Governor Tom Wolf announced the approval of six projects through the Municipal Assistance Program (MAP) to assist local governments with planning for zoning, coordinating emergency services, and creating comprehensive plans.…
Pennsylvania COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update for Oct. 30 – Nov. 5: Percent Positivity at 6.9% and 38 Counties with Substantial Transmission
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard, highlighting…
Governor Wolf Announces New Funding Available to Protect Homeless Pennsylvanians During COVID-19 Resurgence
Governor Tom Wolf announced that nearly $20 million is now available to assist Pennsylvanians currently experiencing homelessness. The commonwealth received its second allocation of federal COVID-19 Homeless Emergency Solutions Grant…
NLC: Tools for Tackling Racial Equity at City Summit
City Summit Track: Racial Equity Strong Leaders, Strong Communities Race and equity are at the core of a broad set of issues facing cities and must be a critical component…
PennDOT’s Special Events Permitting Guidance
Special Event Permit – Processions, Assemblages, Special Activities, and Film Shoots PennDOT regulations establish the minimum criteria for processions, assemblages and special activities (also known as Special Events) for local…
Pennsylvania COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update for Oct. 23 – Oct. 29
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard. Updates…
Relay Waste Management Case Study – Smart 50 Award Recipient
Smart Cities Are Here Covid-19 has awakened a new awareness and discussion of what the city of tomorrow will be like – more bike lanes, fewer cars, better air quality,…
ICYMI: Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program Calls Pennsylvania’s Hazard Pay Program a ‘Promising Model’ for Other States
Governor Tom Wolf announced that the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program released an analysis on the importance of hazard pay during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighted Pennsylvania’s efforts to protect essential workers. The…
Civic Engagement Essay Winners Recognized During Municipal Leadership Virtual Summit
Press Release – November 2, 2020 NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETO NEWS/CITY DESK EDITORCONTACT: Debbie Bitting, Pennsylvania Municipal League, 717-236-9469, ext. *223, dbitting@pml.org Civic Engagement Essay Winners Recognized During Municipal Leadership…