Archive

Some cities eye higher sales taxes to boost revenues

December 30, 2011 | By PA Independent | Posted in General News

Editor’s Note: This story appears today as part of the PA Independent’s Year in Review series. This week, we will re-post several of our top stories from 2011. The article below was originally published on December 9, 2011.
Read the rest

Pensions need more than big payday to get back on track

December 30, 2011 | By PA Independent | Posted in General News

Editor’s Note: This story appears today as part of the PA Independent’s Year in Review series. This week, we will re-post several of our top stories from 2011. The article below was originally published on October 10, 2011.
Read the rest

PA Society in NYC: Where the power brokers of state politics meet

December 29, 2011 | By PA Independent | Posted in General News

Editor’s Note: This story appears today as part of the PA Independent’s Year in Review series. This week, we will re-post several of our top stories from 2011. The article below was originally published on December 8. 2011.
Read the rest

PA lost $376 million in faulty unemployment compensation payments in 2010

December 29, 2011 | By PA Independent | Posted in General News

Editor’s Note: This story appears today as part of the PA Independent’s Year in Review series. This week, we will re-post several of our top stories from 2011. The article below was originally published on September 23, 2011.
Read the rest

Alleged prostitution rings at PA massage parlors targeted

December 28, 2011 | By PA Independent | Posted in General News

Editor’s Note: This story appears today as part of the PA Independent’s Year in Review series. This week, we will re-post several of our top stories from 2011. The article below was originally published on December 2, 2011.
Read the rest

State liquor stores not scrutinized by state police

December 28, 2011 | By PA Independent | Posted in General News

Editor’s Note: This story appears today as part of the PA Independent’s Year in Review series. This week, we will re-post several of our top stories from 2011. The article below was originally published on March 4, 2011.
Read the rest

Municipal pensions face funding crisis in many cities

December 27, 2011 | By PA Independent | Posted in General News

Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Scranton and others “severely distressed”
 
By: Eric Boehm | PA Independent
 
Editor’s Note: This story appears today as part of the PA Independent’s Year in Review series. This week, we will

Read the rest

Lawmakers: State colleges need more sunlight after PSU scandal

December 27, 2011 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

Would remove exemption Penn State lobbied for in 2007
 
By Caleb Taylor | PA Independent
 
Editor’s Note: This story appears today as part of the PA Independent’s Year in Review series. This week,

Read the rest

Many Pennsylvania cities facing economic hardships

December 26, 2011 | By PA Independent | Posted in General News

Editor’s Note: This story appears today as part of the PA Independent’s Year in Review series. This week, we will re-post several of our top stories from 2011. The article below was originally published on October 20, 2011.

Read the rest

Report: PA spent $200 million on college dropouts

December 26, 2011 | By PA Independent | Posted in General News

Editor’s Note: This story appears today as part of the PA Independent’s Year in Review series. This week, we will re-post several of our top stories from 2011. The article below was originally published on February 11, 2011.

Read the rest