Social Security benefits could increase by $200 a month — here’s who would qualify

The co-signers of the bill have argued that inflation has pushed prices so far up that seniors need extra help.

Democrats are losing AI because of a big messaging problem

Democrats risk losing AI leadership by focusing only on risks instead of economic opportunity, argues former Obama deputy ...

New Bill Could Make 2026 Social Security COLA Even Bigger

On Oct. 24, the Social Security Administration announced that Social Security benefits recipients would receive a 2.8% ...

SEPTA workers authorized a strike for the fourth year in a row. Here’s when they walked off the job in the past.

Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 234 on Sunday, Nov. 16 voted to authorize a strike if union and SEPTA negotiators can’t reach an agreement on a new contract. Shortly before the current ...

Martha Layne Collins, KY’s only female governor, deserves credit for her legacy | Opinion

Martha Layne Collins leaves a legacy of making the impossible possible as Kentucky's first and only female governor.
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Democrats introduce bill that would raise Social Security to combat inflation

Democrats in the Senate announced a new bill that would increase Social Security benefits for seniors. While the bill will ...

Truck driver had little warning before deadly freight train crash in Elgin, Illinois, NTSB report finds

A landscaping worker killed in a crash last month had virtually no warning that a freight train was coming before it hit his ...

When ICE came for Jeremy, Syracuse’s underground railroad helped him escape the country

Michael DeSalvo, a hairdresser and owner of Hairanoia in the Hawley Green neighborhood of Syracuse, helped alert and rally ...

SEPTA finishes inspecting Silverliner IV railcars; workers now installing thermal protection circuits

All 223 railcars have been inspected, but over 150 need to be outfitted with thermal protection circuits, a safety measure.