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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 ...
9 years ago
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
New Jersey drivers see sharply higher gas prices due to gas tax boost
Motorists in New Jersey are feeling pain at the pumps. A 23-cents-per-gallon increase in the state’s gas tax took effect Tue ...
9 years ago
Ride-hailing services law ends Pennsylvania regulatory fight
A new Pennsylvania law allows ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft to operate legally in the state. That’s after years of regu ...
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Uber app redesign to mine personal information
Uber is taking its ride-hailing app down a new road in an effort to make it smarter, simpler and more fun to use. The redesigned a ...
9 years ago
Charter expansion bill is all tricks, no treats for Pennsylvania taxpayers
Halloween is just around the corner, but there is something far scarier in the halls of the Pennsylvania Capitol than any zombie that com ...
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