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Economy

A man walks down a hall toward the light of the Capitol rotunda
Money

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.

9 years ago

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National Interest
Politics & Policy

Republicans rekindle their love of budget deficits

Remember when Republicans hated budget deficits? When they railed nonstop against red ink and pined for fiscal conservatism? That was just their mantra during the Obama years.

9 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Delaware gets an 'F' for its financial health

A nonprofit that says it promotes transparent government financial information has given Delaware an F grade for its financial health.

9 years ago

Prosecutors say the Asplundh company 'remained willfully blind' while managers hired workers they knew to be in the country illegally. The company, based in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, has been fined $95 million. (AP file photo)
Courts & Law

Willow Grove tree company fined $95 million for hiring undocumented immigrants

A suburban Philadelphia company that trims trees around power lines throughout the United States will pay a record fine after pleading gu ...

9 years ago

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Money

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.

9 years ago

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Money

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.

9 years ago

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Money

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.

9 years ago

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Dave Davies: Off Mic
Money

$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.

9 years ago

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Money

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.

9 years ago

A red and white drilling rig justts out in the background behind a line of trees. Farmland and grass, a silo and cows in the foreground
Money

Bipartisan-supported severance tax bill stays stalled in Pa.

The fight over how to fund Pennsylvania’s overdue budget is boiling down to just a few points of contention — including whether to impose a new tax on natural gas drillers.

9 years ago

Pa. Treasurer, Joseph M. Torsella, blue suit, orange tie, at podium
Money

Pa. Treasurer Joe Torsella reiterates, no loans until the budget’s done

State Treasurer Joe Torsella has found himself at the center of contentious battles over funding Pennsylvania's unbalanced budget and paying the commonwealth's bills.

9 years ago

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Delaware Business Now
Money

Delaware fares well in measure of economic distress

A report released Monday shows Delaware faring relatively well when compared to other areas in a measurement of economic distress.

9 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘Boomerangers’ return to Altoona for jobs, family and a slower pace of life

For some Altoona natives who have returned to the area, there are many appeals to working and living back home.

9 years ago

People hold up signs during a news conference by supporters of the Basin and Range and Gold Butte National Monuments, Monday, July 31, 2017, in Las Vegas. The supporters held the news conference after Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke cancelled a meeting with Gold Butte advocates scheduled for Monday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Checking up on HUD, the EPA, and the Department of the Interior

Guests: Alec MacGillis, Christine Todd Whitman, Juliet Eilperin We’ll get caught up on what’s been going on b ...

Air Date: September 25, 2017

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Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Money

Pa. will have trouble making payments beyond September

As Pennsylvania lawmakers fight over the details of a long-overdue budget funding plan, the commonwealth is having trouble covering short ...

9 years ago

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