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Tax targeted for repeal sees surge in revenue

A state tax on consumer electric bills currently seeing a revenue surge is targeted for a repeal. The House and Senate have both voted to repeal the 5.9% gross receipts tax on electric bills in recent weeks. But the two chambers have yet to put the repeal provision in an agreed to bill so it could be sent to Gov. Josh Shapiro for signing. The latest action came when the House Rules Committee amended a Senate-passed tax code bill, House Bill 1667, to include the gross receipts tax repeal last Wednesday. The tax repeal is in the mix with no sign of when an overdue state budget for ...

Altoona man facing charges for alleged endangerment, terroristic threats

A city man was taken into custody for allegedly pouring gasoline throughout a building’s basement and threatening to burn it down while people were inside. Giuseppe Failla, 32, was arraigned June 27 by Magisterial District Judge Benjamin F. Jones on two misdemeanor counts of recklessly ...

Albright College warned over financial instability

READING — Albright College has been warned that continued poor budgeting and financial instability could risk the eventual loss of its accreditation. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education issued notices last month to over a dozen schools, including the private Berks County liberal arts college, for issues such as budgeting, educational effectiveness, and ensuring adequate physical and technical infrastructure. Albright received a noncompliance warning, which is the least serious type of noncompliance notice the commission offers. Three other Pennsylvania institutions ...

Inaugural parade spreads patriotism

EBENSBURG — American flags, scooters and horses packed the streets for Ebensburg’s first Independence Day parade as the community celebrated the nation’s 250th anniversary Saturday morning. Although the borough has hosted Christmas and Memorial Day parades in the past, Saturday was ...