economy

HARRISBURG – Sponsored by Sen. Cris Dush (R-25), legislation to require schools to accept cash as payment for entry to all school-sponsored activities...

If you are in the ID/A community — a person with a disability, a family member or an advocate on behalf of someone with intellectual disabilities or a...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Weeks after former President Donald Trump told Pennsylvania farmers he would levy a 200% tax on John Deere tractors imported from M...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Is that discount at the register really worth it? Be aware: signing up for retail store credit cards might cost more than you reali...

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...

OLEAN, N.Y. — The Hatch at SUNY Jamestown Community College started its first entrepreneurship program this fall on the Cattaraugus County Campus. The...

HARRISBURG — The state Employment First Oversight Commission and Pennsylvanian lawmakers released the commission’s annual report and recognized Octobe...

Ah, election season. That festive time when politicians suddenly have new ideas about how to make our lives better. This year the limelight shines bri...

The Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee met this week to discuss the electrical grid and the challenges it faces, warning that “blackouts a...

NEW YORK — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time s...

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

WELLSBORO — Haven’t been to Leonard Harrison State Park in a while? An event coming up Oct. 10 is a chance for a “Second Look” (or first look) at deve...

Clocking in at $3.757 Monday, 2.3 cents less than last week, Bradford’s average gas prices split the difference between regional and statewide decreas...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The presidential campaign produced plenty of noise last week, but the race still appears mired in a virtual electoral-college tie. ...

NikkeiASIA reports that overall commodity prices soared 50%, the fastest increase in the last 27 years. According to the World Bank commodities outloo...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure on Friday provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that i...

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...

DUKE CENTER — Residents of Berger Hollow in Otto Township were more than a little surprised to find the bridge to their homes closed earlier this mont...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pu...