finance

WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Joe Biden promised to lower housing costs during his State of the Union address earlier this spring. To date, his plan ha...

If you want inflation to drop, pay attention to the national debt. Interest payments on the debt recently surpassed spending on defense and Medicare, ...

RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission is continuing its efforts on economic development. North Central...

PITTSBURG (TNS) — This could be the best and worst of times for credit card users — depending on the user. One group of savvy card users are cashing i...

DEAR RUSTY: Why, as I continue to work after age 65 and have FICA taxes taken from my check, am I — or anyone — also compelled under the threat of pen...

HARRISBURG — Eligible Pennsylvanians are encouraged to apply for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for this year’s rebate as soon as possible. The ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania’s student financial aid agency is expanding its footprint in the student lending business to nearby states. The move i...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania has some good economic news: its general fund revenues are higher than expected — and next year’s are expected to grow by an...

If someone asks you for your 2 cents this week, you’ll have a couple to give. After three steady weeks, the average price for a gallon of gas in Bradf...

State Sen. Ryan Aument, a Lancaster County Republican who serves as Senate whip, “sent a letter to his colleagues in December urging them to support a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, a...

HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania’s push for a Rural Revitalization Commission moves through the legislature, the public gets a cost estimate. A fiscal not...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In just nine years, the oldest Gen-Xers will reach Social Security’s normal retirement age of 67. But they have a rude awakening wh...

HARRISBURG — A squabble between Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican challenger Dave McCormick over nursing homes reveals wider problems in the commonwea...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Homeschooling is the fastest-growing...

Throughout the country, the majority of hunters are private land hunters. In many states, there’s minimal public land to hunt, so hunters must either ...

MOTHERS: How does your family celebrate Mother’s Day? Around the world, nearly all countries have a day set aside to mark the family’s matriarch, ofte...

The Bradford Duplicate Bridge Club hosted a 4 1/2 table two-tiered game Wednesday at the public library. Tier 1 First Place went to Bill Tordella and ...

Pharmacies in Western Pennsylvania are closing at an alarming clip, pushed out of business by a complex, opaque and utterly broken medication reimburs...

Creditors for six nursing homes in western Pennsylvania have resolved a dispute over which one has priority in recouping its loans, thereby paving the...