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Lawmakers making early plans for Pa. gaming legislation
The 2017 legislative session has yet to begin, but some Pennsylvania lawmakers are already making plans for the New Year, and casino-rela ...
9 years ago
Mortgage issues spur Philly consumers’ financial complaints
The No. 1 consumer problem in Philadelphia involves bad interactions between mortgage borrowers and banks. That’s according ...
9 years ago
Feds back ambitious plan to speed up Northeast rail service
Federal rail regulators are endorsing an ambitious and costly plan to rebuild the congested Northeast Corridor over the next 30 years. ...
9 years ago
Pa. gas tax to rise 8 cents in January
Pennsylvania’s gas taxes are the highest in the country, but come Jan. 1, people will be paying even more at the gas pump. T ...
9 years ago
Unnecessary incarceration costs U.S. taxpayers $20 billion a year, Brennan Center study says
A new report from the Brennan ...
9 years ago
ConAgra to finalize plea deal in tainted peanut butter case
ConAgra is heading to court to finalize an $11.2 million plea deal in a federal criminal case stemming from a salmonella outbreak that si ...
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Wagner vows to investigate Pa. layoffs
Republican state Sen. Scott Wagner is filing a right-to-know request over the layoffs of several hundred employees of Pennsylvania. ...
9 years ago
From brake linings to pedicures, Upper Darby garage run by women caters to women
Wearing a backwards red ball cap, skinny jeans and high-heel boots, Patrice Banks is doing her thing at the Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Da ...
9 years ago
ListenA political sticking point is leading to more than 500 state layoffs in Pa.
On Wednesday night, it was raining heavily in downtown York, Pennsylvania. But the weather did not deter about a dozen people carrying un ...
9 years ago
ListenGiving Tuesday serves as stepping stone to long-term philanthropy
Have you checked your email yet? You might notice your inbox is filling up with requests for donations. This is “Givi ...
9 years ago
King of Prussia residents brace for 500,000 shoppers this weekend
Black Friday madness signals the start of the holiday shopping season. This year, over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend more than ...
9 years ago
Transit workers to vote on contract that ended SEPTA strike
A tentative contract that put an end to a weeklong transit workers strike in Philadelphia is to be voted on by workers amid concerns that ...
9 years ago
Pa. utility asks state for help to keep coal and nuclear plants going
A power company called FirstEnergy wants Pennsylvania lawmakers to once again regulate the electricity market in the state. Twenty ...
9 years ago
Voters should look for candidates who will raise their pay
In one of the most divisive elections in U.S. history, the ongoing revelations and carnival atmosphere make it easy to forget an importan ...
9 years ago

