Money & Jobs
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Meet the 11 Pennsylvania billionaires on Forbes’ Richest People in the World list
A Republican mega-donor with ties to Trump and TikTok, a candy bar heiress, the owner of 84 Lumber, and the primary owners of two Philly sports teams are among the Pennsylvania billionaires on Forbes’ annual list of the world’s richest people.
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Biden makes 4 million more workers eligible for overtime pay
The US Department of Labor says updated regulations will increase income thresholds to ensure lower-income salaried employees are fairly compensated when they work more than 40 hours per week.
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Biden administration bans noncompete clauses for workers
The new rule bans new noncompete agreements for the vast majority of American workers and requires employers to let current and past employees know they won’t enforce them going forward. Companies will also be required to throw out existing noncompete agreements.
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Opinion: After years of advocating, families of disabled feel hopeful
In this op-ed, Gary Blumenthal applauds the prioritization of the ID/A Community in the FY 24/25 Budget and calls for continued advocacy to ensure Governor Shapiro’s vision becomes a reality.
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Pennsylvania’s Whole Home Repairs program goes national
Pennsylvania’s wildly popular Whole Home Repairs program got a national boost on Tuesday when US Sen John Fetterman
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Casey introduces Shrinkflation Prevention Act to rein in corporate profits
Casey, who sits on the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, introduced the Shrinkflation Reduction Act on Wednesday to crack down on corporations deceiving consumers by selling smaller products without lowering their prices.
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We asked, you answered: What should Gov. Shapiro prioritize in Pennsylvania’s new budget?
With the governor having previewed two of his main objectives for Pennsylvania’s upcoming budget — overhauling the state’s higher ed system and increasing public transportation funding — we asked our newsletter readers to sound off on what they wanted to see Shapiro prioritize in the state’s new budget.
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VIDEO: Biden volunteers at Philabundance for MLK day
President Joe Biden traveled to Philadelphia on Monday to mark Martin Luther King Jr. day by volunteering at Philabundance. Biden chatted with volunteers at the hunger relief organization as he helped to box food alongside new Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker. It was the third year in a row the president has worked with the charity…
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Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announcement. Exactly how much revenue depends on which version of the new regulation is adopted.
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Susan Wild confronts anti-union executive at US House hearing
Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-Lehigh) confronted Mark Mix, president of the anti-union National Right to Work Committee, about his organization’s anti-worker views at a US House Health, Education, Labor, Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Thursday.
