
Money
Capitol recap: how would pensioners be treated in a municipal bankruptcy?
Short answer: it depends on the judge. Some legal scholars have long held that a bankruptcy judge can cut pension benefits because ...
10 years ago
Pennsylvania’s municipal pensions are underfunded by $7.7 billion, and here’s why
Adjusting assumed rates of return on investments and setting a higher retirement age could go a long way to better funding pensions. ...
10 years ago
ListenAT&T paying $25M to settle US action over data breaches
AT&T is paying $25 million in a settlement with federal regulators over data breaches at three call centers in Latin America that com ...
10 years ago
Wal-Mart, NY church square off in Philly court over retailer’s gun sales policy
When a retail giant faces off against an iconic New York church in a Philadelphia court this week, a case that began with concerns about ...
10 years ago
Seeking thrills or denying the inevitable, many dawdle on tax returns
The only certainties of life, observed Ben Franklin, are death and taxes. But ever since Franklin walked the streets of Philadelph ...
10 years ago
ListenPhilly airport workers again press their case for wages in line with city minimum
Philadelphia International Airport workers say they’re tired of waiting for a promised wage increase, but whether any help is comin ...
11 years ago
Sorvino: Bad publicity killed deal for Pa. taxpayer-funded film
“Goodfellas” actor Paul Sorvino is blaming unfavorable news coverage in Pennsylvania for killing a deal to distribute a movie ...
11 years ago
On eve on anti-Muslim ads’ appearance, Philly faith leaders urge dialogue
The divisive ads that equate Islam with ...
11 years ago
ListenNation’s biggest nuclear firm makes a play for green money
A big player in the troubled nuclear power industry is trying to change the rules of the energy game. Exelon Corp. says Illinois l ...
11 years ago
Microsoft wants US suppliers to give employees paid time off
Microsoft says it will push its U.S. suppliers to give their employees doing work for the technology company paid time off. Micros ...
11 years ago
Oil council: Shale won’t last, Arctic drilling needed now
A U.S. Energy Department advisory council says the U.S. should immediately begin a push to exploit its enormous trove of oil in the Arcti ...
11 years ago
Pa. workers’ comp rate to decline for 4th year
The cost of Workers’ Compensation insurance is declining for the fourth consecutive year in Pennsylvania. The state departme ...
11 years ago
Dangerous arsenic levels found in some California wines, lawsuit states
More than two dozen California vintners are facing a lawsuit claiming their wines contain dangerously high levels of arsenic. The ...
11 years ago
Feds eye oil, gas drilling off East Coast, Alaska, Gulf
Environmentalists are speaking out against proposed offshore drilling along the East Coast from northern Virginia to the Georgia-Florida ...
11 years ago
NJ moves to update car seat laws
Following an accident in Utah last week in which an 18-month-old girl survived 14 hours in her car seat upside down, New Jersey lawmakers ...
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