As colleges and universities develop and implement sustainability plans to reduce their carbon footprint, there remains the question as to how to fund these sustainability plans. Some colleges and universities look to federal and state grants for a portion of
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Treasury Issues Final Rule on Expenditure of State and Local Coronavirus Recovery Funds
The United States Department of the Treasury recently published its Final Rule implementing the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The Final Rule adopts with amendments the
ARPA Audits– What to Expect and What You Can Advise Your Clients to Do Now
Recognizing the importance of The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), our colleague, Attorney Tim Horstmann, wrote the first article in this series titled “The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Here’s What to Expect” in
PA State and Local Government Employers Escape OSHA’s Vax or Test Rule
Public sector employers of all sizes have been asking whether they must comply with OSHA’s recent Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). The short in Pennsylvania is no – the ETS does not apply to state and local government employers in those
Tax-Exempt Advance Refundings Included in Proposed Build Back Better Act
On Friday, September 10, 2021, the House Ways and Means Committee released the text of a bill – known as the “Build Back Better Act” – that would restore the ability of state and local governments to issue tax-exempt “advance
The Pennsylvania School Board Director’s Quick-Guide to ARP ESSER/ESSER III Funding
On July 16, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (“PDE”) submitted its American Rescue Plan Act (“ARP”) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (“ESSER”) Plan to the United States Department of Education (“USDE”). ARP ESSER is sometimes referred to
Compliance with the Sunshine Act Amendments: What Pennsylvania Public Agencies Need to Know
With the effective date of recent amendments to Pennsylvania’s open meetings law, commonly known as the Sunshine Act, rapidly approaching on August 29, 2021, Pennsylvania public agencies, including but not limited to School Boards, Counties, Townships, Boroughs, Cities, and the
Private College and University Construction Projects Financed by Bonds Are Subject to Prevailing Wage Act, Appeals Board Finds
A recent decision from the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Appeals Board (the “Board”), if affirmed, would have dramatic consequences for private, nonprofit colleges and universities that rely on bonds issued by public entities to finance their construction projects. The decision, In
McNees Adds Accomplished Public Finance Attorney to Devon Office
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC is pleased to announce the addition of accomplished public finance attorney Frannie Reilly to its Devon office. Reilly, who most recently led her own practice in Swarthmore, adds extensive experience to the firm’s Public Finance
ARPA Windfall: What May Pennsylvania and its Municipalities Do with this Money?
In a previous article, I discussed the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), which provides for almost two trillion dollars of new federal spending to combat the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. ARPA provided approximately