Average 30-year mortgage falls to 3.54%
WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for a second straight week amid continued global economic concerns...
Philadelphia poised to OK soda tax
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is set to become the first major American city with a soda tax despite a multimillion-dollar campaign ...
Interest rate unchanged as job market sputters
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates unchanged in light of an uncertain job market and offering no hi...
Medicare advisers make proposal
WASHINGTON — Calling the rising cost of drugs “unsustainable,” congressional advisers on Wednesday recommended major changes to Medicare’s...
Improvements cited as need for increase
BUTLER TWP — Customers of the Butler Area Sewer Authority will pay $3 more next month.
The BASA board Tuesday approved a rate hike...
Property tax rebate deadline extended
The deadline to apply for the state’s 2015 Property Tax/Rent Rebate program has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31 for eligi...
Bill would ease student debt load
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is trying to make it easier for students who have been misled or defrauded by their colleges to ha...
New state workers, teachers affected
HARRISBURG — A bipartisan vote in the Pennsylvania House on Monday showed fresh momentum in efforts to change the state’s two large p...
Now that planting is wrapping up for the area and crops are emerging very well, it’s safe to assume the vast majority of crops, corn and beans were planted using treated...
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is on the verge of becoming only the second city in the country to pass a tax on soft drinks, due to the mayor’s creative approach to push th...
