Economy

The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving legislation to lift the federal limit on new borrowing by nearly a half-trillion dollars.

Days before an Oct. 18 deadline to act, the Senate is tangled in a dangerous partisan standoff over a vote that’s needed to allow the federal government to continue borrowing.

Toll violators owe Delaware nearly $150 million in missed toll payments and fines from over the past six-and-a-half years.

The federal money for Delaware will allow REACH Riverside to have 350 of the 600 planned homes finished within two years.

The busy week in Congress -- the threat of a government shutdown, the battle over the debt ceiling and the efforts to pass Biden's infrastructure and social spending packages.

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped to another post-pandemic low, but the labor force shrank in August and payrolls remained virtually flat.

Democrats are trying to pass President Biden's massive economic plan. We'll talk about what's in it and the challenges it faces. And we'll look at the state of the economy.

Camden County is making another $10 million in federal aid available to struggling businesses to help them survive the COVID-19 delta surge.

Democrats are starting to push plans for providing paid family and medical leave, easing climate change, and bolstering education through House committees.

Enhanced unemployment benefits will end this weekend. Here is the bottom line for those who benefited from them.

The GOP-controlled legislature declined to comment on the request from Democrats.

Employers typically resisted alternatives for workers with disabilities. But the pandemic turned the idea from special accommodation into everyday practice.

The numbers are positive for Philadelphia, but the city’s fiscal watchdog says it’s keeping a close eye on tax collections.

Nancy Pelosi pushed through a $3.5 trillion budget framework Tuesday after an impasse with centrist Dems threatened to derail progress on President Biden's domestic agenda.

Announced with less than 24 hours’ notice, even backers see the new rules as another example of the city reacting to the virus, not getting ahead of it.