finance

The base salary of Pennsylvania’s 253 state legislators is the third highest in the nation behind New York and California, but when benefits are added...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The latest Consumer Price Index report showed inflation slowing in October, due in part to a supposed 34% drop in the cost of healt...

Do you know what the deadliest animal in America is? You may guess something like a shark, bear or poisonous snake, but the animal you aren’t thinking...

RIDGWAY — An 8-mile extension — from Ridgway to Johnsonburg — of the rail trail system that incudes Elk County is proposed by Tri-County Rails to Trai...

The holidays are a time for family and friends to gather and celebrate. Yet, for many, financial hardships prevent them from experiencing the joy of t...

On Sept. 20, Politico published an article headlined, “Biden campaign set to counterpunch on misinformation.” The story reported that President Joe Bi...

It’s holiday season, and the Biden administration is in full Santa Claus mode. Never mind the $33 trillion national debt clock whirring upward, the Wh...

SMETHPORT — McKean County Commissioners will once again collaborate with the McKean County Community Foundation to distribute $250,000 in American Res...

Financial matters were the topic of Tuesday’s Bradford City Council meeting. Council heard from Administrator Chris Lucco prior to voting on the 2024 ...

HARRISBURG — Last year, Pennsylvania divested its government holdings of certain firms in Russia and Belarus, as well as the two countries’ government...

PORT ALLEGANY — The S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library has had an amazing month and continues to hold even more events. The 2023 Library Dinner Auctio...

The United Way of the Bradford Area (UWBA) is making a final call to action as it enters the last month of its 2023 fundraising campaign. With just mo...

A new analysis from the CATO Institute found that Pennsylvania ranks 18th nationwide for “personal and economic freedom.” The commonwealth rated highe...

UNIVERSITY PARK — People with celiac disease, or intolerance to dietary gluten, may soon have more food options, thanks to an unlikely source: sourdou...

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has gene...

In 2015, unions, trial lawyers and so-called dark-money groups that don’t disclose donors spent more than $13 million, compared with Republicans $4.3 ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Now that congressional Democrats have relaunched an effort to ban legacy admissions at top U.S. universities, virtually everyone can ...

The Bradford Sanitary Authority has made an effort to help with economic development in the city’s downtown. At Tuesday’s meeting, the board approved ...

HARRISBURG — The Port Allegany School District in McKean County will receive a USDA Rural Development grant aimed at helping people in rural Pennsylva...