With financial reform taking center stage in the national spotlight, Auditor General Jack Wagner continues to advocate for similar reforms in Pennsylvania related to risky debt financing schemes known as “swaps.” “We continue to find examples of hard-earned taxpayer dollars going to Wall Street,” Wagner said. “Money that should be invested in students, classrooms, and [...]
Investments Have Boosted Economy, Saved and Created Jobs Along with boosting the economy and preserving jobs, seven provisions of the federal economic recovery act are also keeping about 189,000 Pennsylvanians from falling into poverty this year, according to a new study from the Washington, DC-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The American Recovery and [...]
Most Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles Can Only Idle Engines for 5 Minutes per Hour Pennsylvanians — particularly those vulnerable to air pollution such as children and the elderly — will breathe easier, thanks to a new measure taking effect today that limits engine idling by heavy-duty diesel vehicles. Governor Edward G. Rendell signed the Diesel-Powered Motor [...]
VisitPa.com to offer live Web cast of Groundhog Day prognostication On Feb. 2, join Groundhog Day celebrants for Punxsutawney Phil’s annual weather forecast through a live Web cast from Gobblers Knob at visitPa.com/groundhog. Each year the famous groundhog emerges slightly after 7 a.m. from his stump to predict the fate of winter. According to folklore, [...]