economy of the united states

DEAR RUSTY: I am past my Social Security full retirement age, and I am still working. I am married and we file our income tax jointly. My husband is 6...

NEW YORK (TNS) — The degrowth movement, which had a moment a few years ago, is over — and not a moment too soon. As nations in Europe and North Americ...

CARNEGIE — Starting Oct. 1, funding opened for numerous utility customer assistance programs, including Pennsylvania American Water’s H2O Help to Othe...

DEAR RUSTY: I just turned 69 years old in August and am still working full-time. I signed up for Medicare Part A but, it is my secondary insurance bec...

The pandemic may feel like ages ago, but the fiscal follies of COVID continue to wreak havoc with personal and government balance sheets. Higher price...

The Biden-Harris administration is set to eclipse the $1 trillion mark in improper payments, a new record for wasted money in a four-year term, accord...

Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he’s elected to the White House again. But he has...

HARRISBURG — An expiring state law protects utility customers from rising bills, winter shut-offs and unaffordable reconnection fees. House lawmakers ...

An annual report from the Government Accountability Office has saved taxpayers $667.5 billion over the last 14 years, but Congress and federal agencie...

DEAR RUSTY: I just learned that if I served in the military during an active-duty period, I could get extra earnings for Social Security and that thes...

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford’s Financial Aid staff will offer free financial aid information sessions for college-bound students. The fina...

WELLSBORO — C&N recently made donations totaling $921,556 to Pennsylvania educational improvement, scholarship and pre-kindergarten scholarship organi...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s work requirement waiver for food stamps now lasts through Aug. 31, 2025. This is despite recent urging from Republican Hou...

The City of Boston is expected to spend $34 million in the next year to place low-income families in homes that are “not always decent, safe and sanit...

With the presidential race heating to a boil, America’s looming retirement crisis should take center stage in this election alongside other top issues...

DEAR RUSTY: This is a matter that I find particularly irksome. My wife — a retired teacher — was told that, should I predecease her, she is not eligib...

The federal tax evasion case against Brian Gustafson of Smethport has been continued for the 20th time since the case was filed in 2020. This continua...

DEAR RUSTY: I retired with a (gross) $4,600 per month Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuity from the U.S. Postal Service in December 2022. I ...

President Joe Biden’s goal of creating jobs in semiconductor manufacturing is not going as planned.{/div}Technology giant Intel announced that it will...

Kamala Harris is hiding from tough questions, and Donald Trump appears wholly uninterested in the topic. As both major presidential candidates ignore ...