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Small Philly business owner boosting wages by example
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage hasn’t budged since the economic downturn of 2009, and some business owners in Philadelphia have ...
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Lawsuit seeks to ban Google from US government contracts
The U.S. Labor Department is trying to bar Google from doing business with the federal government unless the internet company turns over ...
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Feeling the effects of state layoffs, Harrisburg bickering
Less than two weeks ago, more than 500 Pennsylvania state employees were laid off. The cuts — which affected the state’s unemploy ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Unnecessary incarceration costs U.S. taxpayers $20 billion a year, Brennan Center study says
A new report from the Brennan ...
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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. ...
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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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A 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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Giving 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 ...
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