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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...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you don’t think the interest on the federal debt is a problem, try this quick exercise. Grab your pay stub for June and see how ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — At first glance, the policy sounds absurd, especially to many Americans: In Sweden, grandparents are now eligible for government subs...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The Biden administration on Wednesday took steps to close a loophole that allowed foreign steelmakers like China to dodge tariffs b...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A bill that would establish a new annual fee for owners of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to offset the loss of gas tax reven...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers began grinding through a series of votes Thursday to finalize a budget deal that took nearly two weeks i...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Days after the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade in late June, Dave McCormick release...

The Bradford Area School District Board of Education passed the budget — with no tax increase — for the 2024-25 school year during its monthly meeting...

DEAR RUSTY: I hope you can give me some information about a question that has come up in my family. My husband is retired and has reached full retirem...

The IRS has appointed a new “taxpayer experience officer,” whose salary is paid by — who else? — taxpayers themselves. The agency hasn’t publicly anno...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with $45.5 billion in General Fund collections, Revenue Secretary Pat Browne reported ea...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s latest school tax credit plan advanced to the Senate floor on Wednesday after a brief committee meeting. The 7-4 party-lin...