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MBM municipal law news focuses legal insights for Pennsylvania municipalities. Our municipal law articles also cover current US municipal news.

Pennsylvania Strengthens Free Speech: New Anti-SLAPP Law Explained

March 4, 2025

Municipal Law News

Falco Muscante

On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law Act 72 of 2024, also known as the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA). This new anti-SLAPP legislation significantly…

Navigating Right-To-Know Requests and Social Media Disclosure: Commonwealth Court’s Guidelines

November 9, 2023

Education Law News, Municipal Law News

Christina Lane

After a long period of unclarity regarding whether or not a Facebook or other similar social media page constitutes a “public record” that is discoverable under the Pennsylvania Right-To-Know-Law, the…

Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act: Amending Meeting Agendas

January 11, 2023

Education Law News, Municipal Law News

Christina Lane

On June 30 of 2021, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law Act 65, which amended Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act (65 Pa. C.S. § 701 et seq.) to require “public agencies,”…

PA Acts 57 and 59: What Municipal Police Departments Need to Know

August 10, 2021

Municipal Law News

Falco Muscante

In the summer of 2020, the Pennsylvania legislature adopted two laws that impact police training and conduct, Act 57 and Act 59. Both were signed into law on July 14,…

Working with Local Municipalities: Avoiding Potential Pitfalls & Tips for Success

November 25, 2019

Municipal Law News

Falco Muscante

This article was originally published in the November/December 2019 issue of Breaking Ground, the magazine of the Master Builders’ Association of Western Pennsylvania. The legal framework regulating Pennsylvania oil and…

Municipal Law News

Pennsylvania Strengthens Free Speech: New Anti-SLAPP Law Explained

Navigating Right-To-Know Requests and Social Media Disclosure: Commonwealth Court’s Guidelines

Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act: Amending Meeting Agendas

PA Acts 57 and 59: What Municipal Police Departments Need to Know

Working with Local Municipalities: Avoiding Potential Pitfalls & Tips for Success

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