Stories tagged: "economic recovery"

Year in Review - 2021 Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Year in Review - 2021 Republicans Have Billions to Help Pennsylvanians Impacted By the Pandemic. So Why Aren’t They Helping?

Republicans Have Billions to Help Pennsylvanians Impacted By the Pandemic. So Why Aren’t They Helping?

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery December 27, 2021 8:51 am EST
Economy Pennsylvania billionaires
Economy A Tale of Two Pandemics: One For Billionaires, One For Everyone Else

From Dick Yuengling to Urban Outfitters owner Richard Hayne, Pennsylvania’s billionaires have seen their fortunes grow during the pandemic.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery October 22, 2021 1:44 pm EDT
Elections Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Plumbers Local Union No. 27 training center, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Erie, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Elections Biden Hits Trump on Economy in Erie

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has been "the most unequal recovery in American history." Workers in high-wage jobs are doing fine, he said, “but what did the bottom half get?”

Associated Press Associated Press October 12, 2020 9:43 am EDT
Elections Pedestrians in protective masks walk past a closed business in Philadelphia, on March 20, 2020. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf directed all "non-life-sustaining" businesses to close their physical locations in March, and he has allowed them to reopen slowly. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections Candidates in 11 State Senate Races on What They Would Do to Help the Economy Recover

Republicans are looking to reopen businesses quickly, while Democrats look to longer-term solutions.

Jenna Fletcher Jenna Fletcher October 8, 2020 2:31 pm EDT

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