Staff introduced Ordinance 12‑20‑26 to streamline the site‑plan chapter—moving to concept, preliminary and administrative final approval and adding a simplified site‑plan option. Commissioners raised concerns about deferring adequate‑facilities findings and asked for clearer definitions for fire/EMS adequacy.

DFR staff proposed moving the 2027 appointment wait-time and network adequacy reporting deadline from March 31 to late summer (proposed Aug. 31) so carriers and the division can finalize templates, tools and contracts; the division said March 31 will resume in 2028 and will publish a formal schedule once templates are finalized.

Pennsylvania has made real progress when it comes to funding public education. Three straight years of bipartisan adequacy funding have delivered new teachers, counselors, reading and math supports, a...

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The Bulgarian Parliament has adopted a new mechanism for setting the country's minimum wage, replacing the previous automatic link to 50% of the average gross wage, with the new system taking purchasing power, the cost of living, wage levels and distribution, wage growth and long-term labor productivity trends into account. Under the new rules, the adequacy of the minimum wage will be reviewed every three years using two reference values: 60% of the gross median wage and the cost of living. The minimum wage currently stands at €620....

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In docket 26P0079, counsel for three children and the mother debated whether the Department of Children and Families proved adoptability and presented an adequate adoption plan; DCF urged affirmation citing harm and need for permanence.