
Money
Who gets paid more than $200,000 at a part-time job? Some former SEPTA managers
The positions are just a sliver of SEPTA’s 9,400-strong workforce, but the handful of part-timers collectively cost the agency about $1 million a year.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania Senate OKs $912M pandemic recovery aid bill
Most of the $912 million being directed by the bill is federal aid approved by Congress in last month's coronavirus recovery package.
5 years ago
Delays and glitches with latest stimulus have slowed relief to Pa.’s unemployed
Some problems stem from a lag between when the first pandemic stimulus funds expired and the time it took to get the second relief package up and running.
5 years ago
Biden administration will ‘speed up’ efforts to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
The Biden Administration will resume efforts to redesign the $20 bill to feature abolitionist Harriet Tubman, the White House said Monday.
5 years ago
Pa. unemployment update: How gig workers can file for benefits and get the extra $300
Known as PUA, the 11-week compensation program can be backdated to the beginning of January.
5 years ago
What it has cost NJ to borrow billions during a health crisis
Last year, New Jersey borrowed about $4 billion to sustain the budget amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and to make that happen, the state was charged more than $12 million in fees.
5 years ago
Apply now: Pa. resumes unemployment for freelancers, self-employed and gig workers
Businesses who qualify may use the funds as needed to keep open after a brutal year of pandemic-related closures and losses.
5 years ago
President Biden will extend student loan payment freeze through Sept. 30
President Joe Biden plans to ask the Education Department to extend pandemic relief for about 41 million federal student loan borrowers through September 30th.
5 years ago
Take a look at South Philly’s massive new casino, opening in the middle of the pandemic
Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia will open its doors to the general public next month in South Philadelphia. It will become the second major casino within city limits.
5 years ago
A record year for N.J. sports betting; casinos, not so much
Over $6 billion worth of bets were placed last year in New Jersey, which won a Supreme Court case in 2018 that cleared the way for the expansion of legalized sports betting.
5 years ago
‘Level up’: Equity investors boost Pa.’s entrepreneurs of color during pandemic
“There is a disconnect between the world of capital … and Black-owned companies,” said Social Venture Circle Philadelphia Network Manager John Moore.
5 years ago
Amazon said it was removing Parler from its web hosting service, while Apple said it suspended the social media app from its store.
5 years ago
Center City District ad campaign aims to help restaurants survive
With images evoking battles of the past, the promotion encourages people to order takeout meals directly from the restaurants.
5 years ago
Murphy approves $14 billion N.J. tax break program amid opposition
It is full circle for Gov. Phil Murphy, who began his tenure with an investigation into the tax break scheme started under his predecessor, former GOP Gov. Chris Christie.
5 years ago
Black homeowners refinance less and pay more for mortgages, new data reveals
A Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta report found Black and non-white Hispanic homeowners paid more interest on their mortgages.
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