economy of the united states

Nearly 6,000 Internal Revenue Service employees and contractors owe $50 million in overdue taxes, according to a federal audit published in July. The ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Due to a glitch in the system, some Americans might receive two Social Security payments in August. And it’s a rare occasion, so fe...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you’re having trouble paying your bills today — much less saving any money — you’re not alone. The average savings rate in June ...

HARRISBURG – A new program that covers fresh groceries for low-income kids during summer break in 2025 will accept applications through the end of the...

DEAR RUSTY: I’ve been told that members of Congress do not have Social Security deducted from their pay; Additionally, that their retirement dollars c...

Some disabled Americans on Social Security aren’t out of work solely because of their medical condition. Social Security payments themselves may “also...

DEAR RUSTY: I’m just trying to figure out how to determine whether to retire at 65 or 67 and, if I retire, approximately how much could I make outside...

The Congressional Budget Office projects that the federal government will have a budget deficit of $1.9 trillion this year, $400 billion more than was...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers began grinding through a series of votes Thursday to finalize a budget deal that took nearly two weeks i...

DEAR RUSTY: I hope you can give me some information about a question that has come up in my family. My husband is retired and has reached full retirem...

The IRS has appointed a new “taxpayer experience officer,” whose salary is paid by — who else? — taxpayers themselves. The agency hasn’t publicly anno...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with $45.5 billion in General Fund collections, Revenue Secretary Pat Browne reported ea...

HARRISBURG — Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced the launch of the redesigned PA ABLE Savings Program website, paable.gov . The new website, Garrity sai...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — When former President Donald Trump told Senate Republicans last week that he was thinking about replacing the income tax with an “...

DEAR RUSTY: I try to read your article each week and appreciate the information you provide. I am 62 and considering my retirement options and when I ...

DEAR RUSTY: I don’t understand exactly how the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) works for my situation. I turned 62 in 2017 and am currently still...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — An unanticipated last-minute surge in college students applying for financial aid has created a dilemma for Pennsylvania’s student ...

The Biden budget deficit this fiscal year probably will exceed $1.6 trillion. This from a president who has repeatedly tried to pass himself off as a ...

A bid by Pennsylvania Senate Republicans — with the support of several of their Democratic colleagues — to cut the state’s earned income and electrici...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — As the pandemic plunged families into financial uncertainty, even temporary safety nets and bigger paychecks haven’t been enough to...