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Property tax-deferral plan for poor Philly homeowners advances to mayor
Philadelphia City Council has approved a plan to help longtime homeowners who can't afford their property taxes.
8 years ago
Pipeline blasting sprayed Lebanon County home with debris, and may have spread legacy pollution
Blasting to remove rock for construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Lebanon County showered a home and its swimming pool with debris.
8 years ago
Pa. hotel tax hike could kill smaller Philly levy for promoting tourism
A tax increase proposed in Harrisburg could kill a small tariff that Philadelphia hotel owners were going to impose on themselves. ...
8 years ago
House assigns blame as budget talks crash; Wolf draws ‘line in the sand’
The latest push to finish Pennsylvania’s late, unbalanced budget has melted down.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase 16 cents in 2018
Gov. Chris Christie’s administration announced the new minimum-wage floor late last week.
8 years ago
New Jersey charges 4 with filing fraudulent Sandy relief applications
New Jersey authorities charged criminally Wednesday four more people with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy.
8 years ago
Paul Ryan brings tidings of tax change to Delaware County factory workers
Employees of Penn Machine pressed the speaker for more details on how the framework would improve their lives.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Jobless workers worry Harrisburg’s forgotten their funding woes
While Harrisburg is mired in balancing its overdue budget, employees in the state’s Unemployment Compensation program are getting concerned.
8 years ago
Pa. House GOP criticizes liquor sales earnings as price gouging
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has posted this year's earnings, and they're higher than ever.
8 years ago
Lacking support to get Pa. severance tax to House floor, Dems will try again
Pennsylvania House Democrats and a handful of Republicans are trying to figure out the best way to bring a natural gas severance tax up for a vote.
8 years ago
Pa. political strife could hurt business prospects
As Pennsylvania contends with a months-late budget and recently downgraded bond rating, it's also working hard to entice Amazon to set up a secondary headquarters.
8 years ago
NJ Transit behind schedule on train-braking technology, but officials vow to meet U.S. deadline
The collision avoidance system slows or stops a train if the operator doesn't comply with signals or the speed limit.
8 years ago
$5.4 million in ads devoted to Philly soda tax battle this year
While Philly's controversial sweetened beverage tax is the law, critics and proponents are still spending millions on ads for and against it.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Arts and culture, Philly’s $4 billion engine
Audiences and organizations devoted to the arts contributed $4.1 billion to the economy of greater Philadelphia last year.
8 years ago
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg visits Delaware
Disaster relief efforts was on the mind of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as he visited with Delaware leaders and academics.
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