Charlotte Keith | Spotlight PA
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The rebate program had not seen a full update since 2006 despite repeated bipartisan efforts to stem enrollment declines.
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Pennsylvania promised fixes for a troubled mortgage relief program. Months later, problems persist, new challenges have emerged, and thousands of homeowners are still waiting for help.
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The Biden administration said the money will bring broadband to everyone in Pennsylvania.
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Homeowners in three rural Pennsylvania counties can’t receive funds from a new home repair grant program, after local officials opted out.
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Pa. is sitting on billions in unclaimed property. This bill would get some of it back to its owners.State Treasurer Stacy Garrity has proposed legislation that would allow Pennsylvania to automatically return some unclaimed money to people with no action required on their part.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed increasing rent and property tax rebate amounts and raising the income limits to make an additional 173,000 people eligible.
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The delays caused problems for new businesses, which need the paperwork to open a bank account, enter contracts, and more.
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A Spotlight PA investigation in January detailed major problems with the pandemic aid effort. The state now says the company hired to run it botched management of the program from the start.
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The number of people eligible for rent and property tax rebates will keep shrinking due to inflation unless Gov. Josh Shapiro and the state legislature can agree on a fix.
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Officials in Pennsylvania have temporarily halted applications for mortgage, utility, and tax relief as they make the transition.