William O'Boyle: Treasurer Garrity highlights work done by Pennsylvania's manufacturers
May 9—WILKES-BARRE — Treasurer
Garrity announced a new social media campaign — #MadeInPAMondays — to highlight the amazing work being done by manufacturers and makers across
The #MadeInPAMondays campaign kicked off on Instagram (@PATreasury) by featuring
"They give back in so many ways, from producing the goods we need in our daily lives to contributing tens of billions of dollars to our economy," Garrity said. "I'm excited to recognize manufacturers and makers of all kinds — from a single person building furniture in a small woodshop to large companies with hundreds of employees — through this social media campaign."
"Manufacturing is the engine that drives
Garrity said manufacturing jobs account for 10 percent of
RNC Roundtable
Earlier this week, Garrity was in
Garrity said
Low-income Pennsylvanians can
benefit from Tax Forgiveness program
With the personal income tax filing deadline approaching on
About one in five households qualify for Tax Forgiveness and it is a benefit commonly received by retirees and low-income workers. However, every year there are hundreds of thousands of eligible Pennsylvanians who do not take advantage of the program because they fail to file a Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax Return (PA-40) to claim the reduction or refund on their taxes.
"In recent years, the Tax Forgiveness program has annually delivered refunds totaling more than
A family of four (couple with two children) can earn up to
Using the most recent data available, the
"A refund of any amount helps low-income, working taxpayers who may be stretched thin," Hassell said. "That could be especially true this year due to the fact that our most vulnerable citizens have been the ones hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic."
DHS Life program helps seniors
live in their homes/communities
By implementing this streamlined enrollment process, interested seniors and their loved ones can request information online at — https://www.enrollchc.com/enroll — or over the phone by calling 1-844-824-3655. Those who prefer to submit a paper application can print it from the website and mail it to Community HealthChoices, PO Box 61440,
"We want to do everything we can to make it easier for
With this change, participants will have a one-stop shop for information about the LIFE program and other long-term care programs, allowing them to make a more informed choice about how they would like to receive services. Participants will also receive in-person counseling and educational materials for more information on the LIFE program and
Many older Pennsylvanians wish to continue living in their homes and their communities for as long as economically and medically feasible.
LIFE currently serves approximately 7,500 Pennsylvanians in 53 counties. DHS plans to expand the LIFE program statewide over the next few years.
AG Shapiro announces changes
to improve student fees collections
Attorney General
Effective
"Access to higher education is already a barrier for far too many in our Commonwealth," Shapiro said. "Our goal is to make it easier for Pennsylvanians to improve their lives through college — not send them to collections, hurt their credit, and prohibit them from making themselves whole by forcing them to pay by cashier's checks and money orders. This announcement is just one step towards easing the financial burden on
Shapiro said the Commonwealth will no longer send outstanding student fees to for-profit debt collectors, and efforts by a university to send student fees to for-profit debt collectors before more consumer-friendly efforts are attempted will no longer be approved.
Upon taking office, Shapiro directed the office to make the collection of outstanding debts to the Commonwealth more consumer friendly; the office works to implement payment plans and accepts personal checks from individuals instead of requiring these debts be paid by punitive, high-fee, money orders or cashier's checks.
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