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Pennsylvania jobless rate rose slightly in March

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose in March for the third straight month, as the number of jobs declined and the ranks of job-se ...

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 Protesters gather at Temple University's Bell Tower (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)

Temple adjuncts find surprising allies in fast food protest movement

Fast-food workers around the country held walkouts in dozens of cities on Wednesday to push for a $15-an-hour minimum wage. In Philadelph ...

11 years ago

China’s Ninebot buys US personal scooter maker Segway

Segway, the iconic but struggling U.S. maker of personal electric scooters, has been bought by a Chinese company. Beijing-based Ni ...

11 years ago

 Large cities began offering pensions to police officers and firefighters in the 1800s. In the photograph, police patrol marching outside Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pa. circa 1910. (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress)
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Romans, booty and sailors: all part of the history of pensions

Unfunded pensions have been around for thousands of years—even as far back as the Roman Republic. As we were reporting on the pr ...

11 years ago

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CBG to city: Help Comcast customers, but don’t become one

If the authors of the Nutter administration’s new Comcast report have a single recommendation for the city, it’s this: Get be ...

11 years ago

Paper towels, toilet tissue latest uses for wheat straw

The maker of Kleenex and Scott brand products is unveiling this month a line of tissues and towels incorporating wheat straw and bamboo.< ...

11 years ago

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Tax Day extra difficult for many same-sex married couples

Tax Day is a necessary burden for most Americans. But it’s an accounting nightmare for thousands of gay and lesbian couples as they ...

11 years ago

112-year-old Atlantic City bakery closing as part of merger

More than just casinos are closing in Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports that t ...

11 years ago

 Scranton City Hall. The city’s non-uniform and police pension funds are expected to run out of money within three years; it’s firefighters' retirement fund, within two years after that. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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Pennsylvania

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 ...

11 years ago

 Joe Rosipal, 70, a retired Monroeville police officer, with a photograph of himself in his 40s, when he was part of the motorcycle division. (Irina Zhorov/WESA)
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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. ...

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AT&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 ...

11 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 ...

11 years ago

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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 ...

11 years ago

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 Airport workers, union members and officials protest working conditions at an airport terminal in this NewsWorks file photo (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Philly 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 ...

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