Fair housing advocates say the City Council measures will make it safer for tenants to speak up about dangerous living conditions. But a federal lawsuit looms over the victory.

Apr. 17—POTTSTOWN — The Pottstown School Board voted 6-2 Thursday to adopt an $96.5 million budget that will increase taxes by 2 percent. Voting no were board President Katina Bearden and board member ...

NO APRIL FOOL’S JOKE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL FOR MONDAY COVERAGE. NOW THERE’S A NEW PUSH AT THE STATE CAPITOL TO RAISE PENNSYLVANIA’S MINIMUM WAGE, A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE THE ...

For the third time in four years, the state House has passed a bill to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. The latest measure, which was approved on a mostly partisan 104-95 vote, would see the current ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro and lawmakers have introduced a new tax credit for working Pennsylvanians. The Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit is expected to provide $193 million in relief to nearly 940,000 ...

A recent report from financial website SmartAsset named Allentown among the top 20 cities in the nation with the highest property tax burdens. Getty Images A Pennsylvania city has one of the highest ...

Sales tax would rise from 6% to 8%, some items like gum and clothing would be taxed at 2%, personal income tax would increase by nearly two points and certain retirement income would also be taxed.

It’s been more than a week since the City of Santa Barbara’s temporary moratorium on rent increases went into effect, and the new rules and regulations have already sparked a wave of confusion and new ...

St. John Center is hosting the "Raisin' the Rent" auction, a fundraising event designed to raise critical support for the Louisville community. This special auction brings together community members ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue will be offering free, in-person filing assistance in Schuylkill County for eligible Pennsylvanians who are applying for a rebate on property taxes or rent paid ...

Officials with Fall River Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Ashton, announced Monday that there will be no rate increase this year for Fall River Electric owner-members. “We do see wholesale ...