economics

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania senators grilled turnpike executives over their efforts to collect unpaid tolls that amounted to $104 million last year duri...

ADOPT A ROAD: Pennsylvania Businesses are invited to participate in the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Road and Area Adoption Program. The program is ava...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced the launch of a public comment period for the draft 2045 Long-Range Tr...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — Now we know why Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration initially refused to explain why some businesses were granted waivers to stay open ea...

Most of us agree that tax law should be fair and equitable and that government spending should stay within fiscal means. But when the spending wish li...

In 2019, the first Pennsylvania toll booths started to change as the Turnpike Commission switched from a mix of manned stations and machines to a new,...

DUKE CENTER (EC) — The Otto Township Cemetery Association is looking for persons to assume committee positions for 2022-2023. Anyone interested should...

PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are two cents cheaper this week at $3.343 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report...

Benjamin Franklin was right about death and taxes, but new taxes only become inevitable when a Democrat is elected president, and here we are. The Hou...

A bill passed last week by the California Legislature would ban manufacturers from putting the triangular chasing-arrows symbol, signifying that their...

DUKE CENTER — A mobile food pantry sponsored by the Duke Center United Methodist Church and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern PA in Erie will b...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's state-run liquor system will begin rationing sales of a few dozen products on Friday in response to what it describes as s...

HARRISBURG — Phoned or emailed offers of student debt relief services can seem too good to be true — and state officials are warning that often times ...

FRANKLINVILLE, N.Y. — With tax breaks, commitments to buy land and millions in aid for infrastructure, a $505 million cheese plant north of the villag...

SMETHPORT — The two newest program directors for the county were introduced Tuesday at the McKean County commissioners’ regularly scheduled meeting. C...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC) announces nine Townie award recipients for 2021. The City of Bradford was awarded in the Physical Impr...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Coronavirus cases among school-age children in Pennsylvania were nearly 10 times greater last week than during the same period in...

A Wolf administration program that allowed Pennsylvania businesses to seek waivers to remain open in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic was de...

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson today announced that USDA is seeking...

GOOSE DAY: If you are up for a drive and want to participate in a fun event, consider putting Goose Day on your calendar. The day is based on the lore...