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June 6, 2011
he Obama administration said Wednesday that the government will lose about $14 billion in taxpayer funds from the bailout of the U.S. auto industry, a third of the loss officials had initially estimated. In a report from the president’s National Economic Council, officials said that figure is down from the 60 percent…
June 6, 2011
Imagine filing your tax return and learning that someone else got your refund. With your name and Social Security number, no less. The IRS is grappling with a nearly five-fold increase in taxpayer identity theft between 2008 and 2010, a Government Accountability Office official plans to tell a House hearing Thursday.
May 30, 2011
A Pennsylvania House bill reducing unemployment benefits failed to pass a key hurdle Tuesday, but will likely be called up for another vote later this week.
May 30, 2011
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a new $500 million state-level grant competition, the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge.
May 23, 2011
Last week, the President’s National Economic Council released The Small Business Agenda: Growing America’s Small Businesses to Win the Future, a report highlighting the importance of expanding and supporting the growth of entrepreneurs and small businesses across the nation.
May 9, 2011
Collectively, women and minorities lost ground in America’s corporate boardrooms between 2004 and 2010, according to Missing Pieces: Women and Minorities on Fortune 500 Boards–2010 Alliance for Board Diversity Census.
May 2, 2011
During an annual fundraising campaign, employees from Keystone Mercy Health Plan, AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan and CBHNP/PerformCare donated more than $230,000 to help people in need from the Philadelphia and Harrisburg areas.
May 2, 2011
Turning a once blighted block from mean to green, the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) marked the completion of an award winning sustainable development and welcomed new residents in ceremonies in West Philadelphia.
April 23, 2011
As an innovative approach to meeting today’s rapidly-changing technological landscape, City Controller Alan Butkovitz last week launched the City of Philadelphia’s first fraud reporting app called, “Philly WatchDog,” that allows citizens to take an active role in reporting fraud through smartphone technology.
April 23, 2011
The Center for Social Inclusion released a report recently entitled, “2011 Recession Impact Index: How States Continue to be Burdened by the Recession.” The report analyzes the affect of the Great Recession on various communities by using multiple variables as indicators of people’s interests and basic needs including…
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