economy

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s ability to remain a net electricity exporter may hinge on how it balances surging demand from data centers and other large...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has heard oral arguments about an energy tax looming over utility bills in the commonwealth: the Regional Greenhouse Ga...

DuBOIS — Penn State University has published a report recommending the closure of seven commonwealth campuses at the end of the 2026-27 academic year,...

Pennsylvania’s latest national rankings are not just embarrassing — they’re a policy indictment. But for Republicans, they also offer something else: ...

Nobody likes to change their mind, but great leaders know that fluid situations require observing evidence on the ground to make the best decisions. T...

It is somewhat bewildering to watch the Republican Party morph into an economically left-wing party without anyone really caring. But that’s what is c...

HARRISBURG — For many Pennsylvanians, medical debt is a huge yet unavoidable problem. Even with insurance, many find themselves unable to pay the dedu...

HARRISBURG — The potential growth of data centers and industrial facilities in Pennsylvania could boost the state’s economy, but it also has utility o...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Jesse Topper, R-Bedford, announced the Performance-Based Funding Council unanimously adopted a repor...

DEAR RUSTY: Does everyone need to sign up for Medicare Part A, even if you are ex-military? Or only on Medicaid, regardless of whether you are eligibl...

The “America First” trade agenda has consistently sought to restore fairness to America’s economic relationships, particularly with China, a nation no...

HERSHEY — Emergency services are in demand in Pennsylvania, yet the people who provide them are struggling to keep their organizations afloat while th...

The Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau (ANFVB) announced this week that, according to the 2023 report from the Pennsylvania Office of Tourism, ...

HERSHEY — Nearly 4,000 people representing local governments across the state’s 1,546 townships gathered in Hershey this week for the Pennsylvania Sta...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 11, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D‑Pa., joined a group of Democratic senators, including New York’s Chuck Schumer and Kirsten...

WASHINGTON Ahead of U.S. trade talks being held with Chinese officials this weekend, a new report highlights the U.S. states that are the most and lea...

Debates over entitlement programs bring out the worst in elected officials, who are typically more concerned with political survival than addressing d...

Pennsylvania leaders need to find a better way to fix the commonwealth's persistent structural deficit than ruinous taxes on so-called "skill games" —...

If the U.S. Department of Education suddenly went away, what would change for local families and communities? Not much. For starters, the Department o...

Regional, state and national gasoline markets saw little movement — in either direction — during the last week, according to GasBuddy and AAA East Cen...