government finances

A surprise announcement Friday afternoon might eventually lead to a change in the way the City of Bradford is governed. At 6 p.m. Tuesday, Bradford Ci...

DEAR RUSTY: Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185/month I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B when I turn ...

America’s 75 largest cities are collectively $300.7 billion in debt, according to the annual “ State of the Cities ” report from nonprofit fiscal tran...

HARRISBURG — Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman, R-Indiana, signaled an appetite for additional cyber charter reforms this week. At least so it appear...

This year’s final Property Tax/Rent Rebate Clinic hosted by Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, will be held Thursday at the Emporium Senior Center, 10...

DEAR RUSTY: I hope we haven't made a mistake! My wife just applied for her Social Security benefit. She was born in May 1962, and the estimated amount...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In Donald Trump’s speech, personalities loomed large. Whether it was George Washington’s second best presidency or Elon Musk’s bril...

McKean County is due to receive more than $2 million in liquid fuels payments for its municipalities to maintain roads and bridges. The Pennsylvania D...

Pennsylvania cyber charter schools are under attack for – of all things — not wastefully spending taxpayer money. The Pennsylvania Department of the A...

HARRISBURG - State Treasurer Stacy Garrity enjoyed bipartisan praise for several of the initiatives her office has undertaken during the department's ...

Democrats believe they’ve found a potent issue in GOP Medicaid reform. They are hammering at Republican lawmakers, accusing them of not aggressively o...

DEAR RUSTY: I am a married woman, at my full retirement age, and the primary earner in my marriage. How do I know if I should take my Social Security ...

The Trump administration is doubling down on deregulation. Quite literally, in fact: Where the previous Trump administration removed five regulations ...

The Trump administration is doubling down on deregulation. Quite literally, in fact: Where the previous Trump administration removed five regulations ...

A recent report from Auditor General Tim DeFoor, a Republican, has found that Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools, deploying an archaic tuition model...

HARRISBURG — A new analysis of cyber charter school funding offers a familiar recommendation: consider recalculating how the state pays to keep them o...

MIDDLETOWN — A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Jefferson County sold a $3 million-winning The Hunt for $3,000,000 Scratch-Off. Uni-Mart, 512 East Mah...

Annual Property Tax/Rent Rebate Clinics hosted by Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, will continue during the week of March 3 with the following event...

HARRISBURG — Education is the second largest spending area in the state’s budget after human services. For legislators on both sides of the aisle, the...

Annual Property Tax/Rent Rebate clinics hosted by state Reps. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, and Mike Armanini, R-DuBois, will continue next week. Sess...