economics

RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission’s Export Marketing Program is hosting the annual “Bringing the W...

Gas prices have fallen 12 cents per gallon in the last week in Western Pennsylvania to $4.317, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. In th...

DUKE CENTER — After a half-hour executive session of an undisclosed subject matter, the public segment of the monthly Otto Townsip supervisors’ meetin...

A group of Democratic Pennsylvania lawmakers announced a bill Friday that would require price transparency from health care providers. It’s a good ide...

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to implement the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLP...

Here’s the best possible spin on the staggering $369 billion in energy and climate handouts included in the Inflation “Reduction” Act: It’s not as bad...

DRIFTWOOD — The Driftwood Information Station at Bucktail Square is open for business. Through a series of obstacles, including the Covid-19 pandemic,...

STATE COLLEGE — Developing the critical mineral and rare earth element industry in the Commonwealth would boost national security, minimize supply cha...

DAYS: Did you know there’s a National Thrift Shop Day? It’s Aug. 17, by the way. The day is for supporting local thrift shops and the often charitable...

You’ve probably heard Republicans say the Inflation Reduction Act — the massive spending bill just passed by Senate Democrats — includes provisions to...

DETROIT — A tax credit of up to $7,500 could be used to defray the cost of an electric vehicle under the Inflation Reduction Act now moving toward fin...

Pennsylvania led the nation in 1988 when it adopted a progressive new law that vastly accelerated waste recycling, and there is little doubt that the ...

It’s highly unlikely that anyone turns cartwheels when they pay their property taxes, but the idea that the money is going to the school up the street...

With so much attention fixed on soaring prices for gasoline and groceries, one can almost overlook the fact that we’re also enduring an affordable hou...

With so much attention fixed on soaring prices for gasoline and groceries, one can almost overlook the fact that we’re also enduring an affordable hou...

HARRISBURG — The developer of a major pipeline system that connects the Marcellus Shale gas field in western Pennsylvania to an export terminal near P...

Stagflation is here. Inflation notched a fresh 40-year high of 9.1 percent in June, and the economy shrank in the first and second quarters of the yea...

HARRISBURG — Governor Tom Wolf was joined by state Representative David Delloso and stakeholders and community members to discuss the reintroduction o...

ST. MARYS — The Elk County Community Foundation (ECCF) awarded $7,500 from the Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund to the Elk County Fairg...

Congress has never cared much about truth-in-labeling, but even by its standards, “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” is laughably absurd. The deal ...