economy

HARRISBURG — As schoolchildren across Pennsylvania prepare to return to the classroom, House Republicans are emphasizing the importance of career and ...

Carolyn Boser Newhouse, Bradford Area Alliance executive director and chair of the America250PA initiative for McKean County, has teamed up with Darre...

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

Less burdensome regulation has led to economic growth in some states, but Pennsylvania trails far behind. As the commonwealth slips in population and ...

The non-uniform pension plan of Sharon Township in Potter County was audited by the state auditor general’s office. “Our audits make sure state pensio...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Government spending is stealing your future. Each year, the federal government takes and spends nearly one-quarter of every dollar ...

While average gas prices in Western Pennsylvania jumped 4 cents, Bradford’s average shed a nickel to stand at $3.809 Monday. Regional prices increased...

Free money makes people less likely to work. If common sense doesn’t convince you of that, a new study should. In July, a National Bureau of Economic ...

Christina Westman dreamed of working with Parkinson’s disease and stroke patients as a music therapist when she started studying at St. Cloud State Un...

DEAR RUSTY: I will be turning 70 (yikes) this coming November. I will begin taking my Social Security benefit at that time. My age 70 SS benefit will ...

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...

This year's budget negotiations resulted in significant — and long overdue — progress for Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID...

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 ...

Paving on a section of East Main Street has been completed, but that means a lot more than a smooth road. It signifies the end to a more-than-$8.5 mil...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced the application period for grants under the Rail Transportation Assista...

While now-Tropical Storm Debby hasn’t seemed to pose any issues to refiners or pipelines, a recently released poor jobs report sent oil prices tumblin...

ERIE — National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission its annual adjustment to gas supply charges to...

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...

The United States has become the largest market in the world, and at the same time it delivers the highest standard of living to its citizens compared...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — New survey results reveal that Americans’ satisfaction with their customer experiences today has fallen to the lowest level in at l...