government finances

Even presidential candidates aren’t powerful enough to stop unintended consequences. During her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Conventio...

HARRISBURG — Good Housekeeping has selected 529 savings plans to win a 2024 Parenting Award for the second year in a row. Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy...

DEAR RUSTY: I retired with a (gross) $4,600 per month Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuity from the U.S. Postal Service in December 2022. I ...

HARRISBURG — Long-term funding solutions still elude state lawmakers, leaving maintenance of Pennsylvania’s roads, bridges and public transit systems ...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree: No tax on tips! Does this rare concurrence between the two political adversaries mean they have landed on a smar...

Kamala Harris is hiding from tough questions, and Donald Trump appears wholly uninterested in the topic. As both major presidential candidates ignore ...

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

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

HARRISBURG — The tax increase on cell phones to support Pennsylvania’s 911 system is on track to hit its expected revenues. The tax, passed in 2023 to...

HARRISBURG — Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor announced the release of audits of municipal and police pension plans in Cameron and McKean counties. “...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Northwest Bancshares Inc., (the “Company”), (NasdaqGS: NWBI) announced net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 of $5 million, ...

Some disabled Americans on Social Security aren’t out of work solely because of their medical condition. Social Security payments themselves may “also...

CAMP HILL — The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau has lauded that the 2024-25 state budget funds the creation of an animal health diagnostic lab in Western Pen...

DEAR RUSTY: I’m just trying to figure out how to determine whether to retire at 65 or 67 and, if I retire, approximately how much could I make outside...

HARRISBURG — After a budget deal passed in the Capitol, a Pennsylvania state agency warns that the surplus will be depleted next year. The $47.6 billi...

It may seem ludicrous to describe $1.1 billion in total increases in K-12 public education funding as a half-measure. That’s a vast amount of money, a...