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Fewer Pa. school districts seek to exceed tax limit
Fewer Pennsylvania school districts are seeking approval to raise property taxes beyond a state-imposed rate without asking voters first, according to a state report released Tuesday. The report shows that 171 of 497 districts were granted exceptions...Tags: Schools
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Larry Wellborn: Scaling back on postal services
The Postal Service has been in the news a lot lately, and for good reason. The Postal Service has lost billions of dollars while losing market share to electronic forms of communication. But this is not entirely the fault of the Post Office or the...Tags: Interior Policy, Patrick R. Donahoe, Consumers, U.S. Postal Service, Career and Workplace
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O'Malley calls for new sales tax on gas to fund backlog of transportation projects
Associated PressMaryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on Monday called for establishing a new sales tax on gasoline and enacting other measures to raise hundreds of millions of dollars a year to fund a backlog of transportation projects. O’Malley, a Democrat,...Tags: Michael E. Busch, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Consumers, Executive Branch, Bob McDonnell
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Franklin County leaders tie salaries to price index
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Franklin County (Pa.) Commissioners on Thursday set salaries for themselves, seven other high-ranking elected officials and 20 tax collectors for the next several years. Starting in 2014, pay adjustments will be tied to the Consumer Price Index in...Tags: Government, Inflation and Deflation, Consumer Confidence, Public Officials, Elections
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Washington County business leaders: Economy took baby steps in 2012
arnoldp@herald-mail.comWashington County’s economy took baby steps forward in 2012, but the path has been bumpy and tremendous cracks are looming, business leaders said last month. “We’re seeing little incremental improvements,” said Peggy Bushey,...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Railway Transportation, Travel, Taxation, Labor Markets
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Pa. legislators from Franklin County to give raises to local charities
waynesboro@herald-mail.comPennsylvania’s legislators, judges and top executive-branch officials will be receiving automatic salary raises of 2.2 percent, but some said they are not counting on that money for their take-home pay. Gov. Tom Corbett will be eligible for a...Tags: Rob W. Kauffman, Tom Corbett, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Trials, Consumers
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Tom Firey: Would any amount of stimulus spending have been enough?
For five years now, American policymakers have tried to fix the nation’s economy. Republican and Democratic presidents and Republican and Democratic congresses have passed more than a dozen stimulus measures and jobs bills, and the Federal Reserve...Tags: Federal Reserve, Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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Census data points to fragile recovery in economy
More young adults are leaving their parents’ homes to take a chance with college or a job. Across the nation, people are on the move again after putting their lives on hold and staying put. Once-sharp declines in births are leveling off, and poverty...
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Social Security fixable; changes politically tough
Associated PressDespite Social Security’s long-term problems, the massive retirement and disability program could be preserved for generations to come with modest but politically difficult changes to benefits or taxes, or a combination of both. Some options...Tags: Michael J. Astrue , Barack Obama, Software Industry, Career and Workplace, Republican Party
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Economist Anirban Basu: Recent signs have not been encouraging
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe willingness of Americans to buy new shoes or even a new bicycle is the kind of economic enthusiasm that has been fueling recent growth in the economy. But a worn sole and a flat tire might be just ahead. Recent sales data in Washington County and...Tags: Industrial Production, Labor Markets, Personal Income, Consumer Confidence, Consumers
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Roscoe Bartlett - 6th District Candidates Q&A
Date of birth: June 3, 1926 Address: 4317 Buckeystown Pike Hometown: Frederick Education: degrees in theology and science from Washington Missionary College in 1947; master’s degree in human physiology from the University of Maryland in 1948;...Tags: Chicago Housing Authority, Iran, United Nations, Economy, Business and Finance, Social Security
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U.S. economy adds 120,000 jobs, jobless rate at 8.2 percent
AP Economics WriterThe U.S. job market slowed in March as companies hit the brakes on hiring amid uncertainty about the economy’s growth prospects. The unemployment rate dipped, but mostly because more Americans stopped looking for work. The Labor Department said...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mitt Romney, Ben Bernanke, Economy, Business and Finance, World War II (1939-1945)
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