public finance

The Department of Government Efficiency says it has cut $165 billion of wasteful spending from the federal government, based on its self-reported numb...

National Public Radio frequently claims that less than 1% of its funding comes from the federal government, an argument used to criticize President Do...

Since 2017, Harvard University has received more money from the federal government than from its own students’ tuition, according to OpenTheBooks’ rev...

DEAR RUSTY: Does everyone need to sign up for Medicare Part A, even if you are ex-military? Or only on Medicaid, regardless of whether you are eligibl...

OLEAN, N.Y. — SUNY Jamestown Community College recently introduced a scholarship that will make a JCC education more affordable for Pennsylvania stude...

ASK RUSTY: I am writing to ask for your advice on when I should sign up or enroll in a Medicare Plan. I have submitted an early retirement application...

President Donald Trump is spending taxpayer money 10% faster than Joe Biden was at this time last year, according to daily financial statements releas...

HARRISBURG — Treasurer Stacy Garrity encourages families to save for education with this year’s 529 Day promotion. Families who save with the PA 529 C...

HARRISBURG — As it stands, the PA Housing and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund, or PHARE, is capped at $100 million of the state’s ballooning budget. B...

Elon Musk is reportedly planning to spend less time tending to the budget-cutting DOGE project and more time on his businesses, according to Politico,...

If the federal government wants to keep Medicare and Social Security intact for the next 75 years, it will need an extra $78.2 trillion in cash that i...

DEAR RUSTY: I am going to be 67 in a few weeks and I plan on working for another year or two. According to Social Security, they count the best 35 yea...

HARRISBURG — The line drawn between skill games tax proposals is thick. For Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, collecting 16% from businesses is fair. For...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Heading into Tax Day, if you listen to progressive policymakers for a few minutes, you’ll likely hear that few problems on Earth ca...

HARRISBURG (TNS)—People have just a few days now to file their taxes. And as the season nearly draws to a close with the deadline approaching, the Int...

A $400 per month fuel stipend for every employee who comes into the office to work. Concessions, parking, and tickets to a major league baseball game ...

States and the federal government spent $4.3 billion on Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of patients who were already insured in other states, accor...

DEAR RUSTY: My wife and I are collecting Social Security. We both started receiving SS at 62 years old. That said, we get by on a tight budget. A reti...

DEAR RUSTY: I have questions concerning the deduction of money from my Social Security benefit amount as it relates to the sale of investment property...

(TNS) — Several significant policy changes affecting Social Security recipients and applicants get underway this month. One of the changes is designed...