Tag Archives: finances

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  Harrisburg Charged With Fraud

  HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s capitol city has a new distinction and it is not a good one. Harrisburg is now the…
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  Holiday Parking Blues

  WILKES-BARRE — A city spokesperson said that for the first time in years, Wilkes-Barre would not be offering free parking…
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  Loan Allows Scranton to Make Payroll

  SCRANTON — A $6 million loan that the city of Scranton closed on Thursday with a bank from New York…
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  Possible Sales Tax Increase for Lackawanna County

  SCRANTON — Scranton’s plan to pay off debts is raising eyebrows all across Lackawanna County because it could affect everyone…
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  Recovery Plan Reached

  In Scranton, city leaders said they have reached a deal on a recovery plan to help lift the electric city…
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  Ad Blasts Scranton Mayor

  SCRANTON — Scranton’s financial woes have been making national headlines as city council and the mayor try to close a…
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  Council Talks About State’s $2 Million Offer

  SCRANTON — The city of Scranton is being offered more than $2 million from the state but only if city…
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  Scranton’s Minimum Wage War Continues

  SCRANTON — The nasty battle continues between the mayor of Scranton and the city’s municipal unions. Tuesday, the unions filed…
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  Judge: Pay Full Wages; Mayor: City Has No Money

  SCRANTON — It wasn’t what they hoped for. But it was what they expected. Hundreds of Scranton Union members got…
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  Court Blocks Minimum Wage for City Employees

  SCRANTON — A judge in Lackawanna County has granted a one-day injunction against Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty’s plan to reduce…
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  Hoping Mayor and Council can Work Together

  SCRANTON — Scranton City Council met Thursday night for the first time since the mayor announced that all city employees…
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  Pain of the Pay Cut

  SCRANTON — One day after the mayor of Scranton announced that the city can only afford to pay its municipal…