Realtors and mortgage brokers in Butler County and across America are preparing for yet another major shake-up in the real estate market in the coming months. What once was firmly a “seller’s market” at the start of the year is slowly shifting toward becoming a buyer’s market, as mortgage rates have gradually started to decline
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The efforts to find a buyer for the vacant former Ideal Market in downtown Johnstown and a manager for the neighboring Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center have become interconnected. Johnstown City Council voted Wednesday to give the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority permission to sell the building, at 339 Walnut St., to Famous Supply,
SOMERSET, Pa. – Somerset County’s dry, difficult summer has caught federal officials’ attention. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a “natural disaster” declaration for Somerset and Bedford counties, a decision that enables their local farmers to offset crop losses sustained by the weather through emergency loans. “It’s definitely a welcome declaration – not just
Pennsylvania seniors now have some extra time to apply for a $1,000 property rebate. While federal-era stimulus checks might have ended, several states and cities have approved other types of rebates to support residents through uncertain economic times. In Pennsylvania, the state’s property rebate increased from an average rate of $650 to $1,000 this year.
July 24, 2024 Albina Qose ’26If you’ve ever taken Tylenol for a headache, put a Band-Aid on a cut or reached for the Caladryl to treat poison ivy, then you’ve used a Johnson & Johnson product. Since its founding in 1886, it has grown to one of the world’s most valuable companies, but that’s not
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers finalized the new state budget last week, allocating billions of taxpayer dollars for operations in 2024-25, but related code bills will detail exactly how that money is put into action. A look at the new school code shows formula shifts altering how state subsidies are shared with private schools, accountability directives
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Philadelphia woman was charged and accused of stealing COVID-19 relief funds meant for a city in South Florida — allegedly using the money to fund luxury purchases, money transfers to other people and a Brazilian Butt Lift cosmetic procedure. Ashley Stibbins-Parker, 30, is facing charges including fraud, money laundering and grand
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Senate approved legislation Thursday that would block state aid from going to any university that boycotts or divests from Israel, following pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the country that included demands for divestment. The measure, which passed by a vote of 41 to 7, also would bar the
Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden said committee Democrats left a meeting on next year’s tax battle aligned on the need for wealthy individuals and multinational corporations to pay more in taxes. Wyden, D-Ore., said he would work with other Democrats on the panel to come up with a “menu” of possible revenue raisers, as preparations
(The Center Square) — In a unanimous vote, the Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill that would help more disabled veterans get property tax relief. Senate Bill 194, introduced by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, R-Red Hill, excludes federal veterans disability benefits when calculating eligibility for the state’s property tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans. The move, legislators