Economy
Gov. Tom Wolf will propose a sweeping new plan to dramatically boost funding for public schools, to be supported by an increase in the state's personal income tax rate.
Janet Yellen received bipartisan support in her historic appointment as secretary of the Treasury Tuesday. She’s aiming her first big policies at alleviating the economic suffering of women, who saw major losses in the pandemic’s unemployment crisis.
President-elect outlines how he wants to get the American economy back on track with direct aid to individuals and small businesses, funding for vaccinations, and a large investment in infrastructure.
The coronavirus pandemic is worsening drastically across the United States, pushing jobless numbers to highs unseen since last summer.
Women of color, for whom economic recovery is a more difficult task, continue to be hit hardest by the pandemic’s economic downturn.
The IRS sent millions of much-anticipated stimulus relief checks to closed accounts with no known plan to get funds to taxpayers soon.
Amid the pandemic-driven economic recession, fraudsters continue to find ways to scam unemployed Americans out of their money.
