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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.

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Energy
Pennsylvania

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

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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

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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

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New 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

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Down the Shore
New Jersey

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

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Keystone Crossroads
Economy
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Taxes

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

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Business
Economy
Pennsylvania

Jobless 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

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Economy
Pennsylvania

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

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Economic Development
Economy
Energy
Pennsylvania
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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

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Business
Economy
Pennsylvania

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

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New Jersey
Transportation

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

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K-12
Philadelphia

$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

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Economic Development
Economy

Arts 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

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Higher Education
Public Safety

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.

8 years ago

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