
Keystone Crossroads Archive
Harrisburg mayor calls for more support from business community
The mayor is pushing employer-assisted housing programs and bigger payments in lieu of taxes from non-profits. Harrisburg Ma ...
11 years ago
Judge says no to proposed Scranton commuter tax
Pennsylvania communities won’t be able to ease their pension burdens by raising taxes only on commuters after a judge struck down a ...
11 years ago
Altoona area residents met Tuesday night for a community forum, where they discussed their hopes and fears for their community. Al ...
11 years ago
What is a Neighborhood Improvement Zone?
One in a series explaining key terms and concepts of Pennsylvania government. Today’s topic: the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. ...
11 years ago
How does the Neighborhood Improvement Zone benefit the state?
Three in a series explaining the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. How does the Neighborhood Improvement Zone benefit the st ...
11 years ago
What happens if the Neighborhood Improvement Zone fails?
Four in a series explaining the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. What happens if the Neighborhood Improvement Zone fails? ...
11 years ago
How does the Neighborhood Improvement Zone work?
Two in a series explaining the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. How does the NIZ work, exactly? It depends. ...
11 years ago
Can Allentown score big with new hockey arena development?
Academics say publicly subsidized sports venues usually don’t live up to a city’s promises. But Allentown officials say its n ...
11 years ago
ListenWhat are people saying about the Neighborhood Improvement Zone?
Five in a series explaining the Neighborhood Improvement Zone. What are people saying about the Neighborhood Improvement ...
11 years ago
An artist battles blight with a coat of gold paint
An artist is trying to help revitalize a blighted community starting with one old, abandoned, beloved building. To drive through W ...
11 years ago
ListenResearchers call for cumulative approach to measuring Pa. pollution
It’s long been known that environmental pollution disproportionately hurts the health of residents of low-income and minority commu ...
11 years ago
Pa. property taxes need to be reformed, not eliminated, report says
New report on property taxes in Pa. says reforms are needed, but that a legislative effort to get rid of school property taxes entirely i ...
11 years ago
Photos: Then and Now, York places and faces
The Articles of Confederation, weightlifting, Harley-Davidson, and those sweet peppermint patties are just a few things associated with t ...
11 years ago
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