The VA issued 266 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Pennsylvania during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, compared to 24 loans the previous quarter, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
As of July 2024, Pennsylvania experienced an 18.6% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.2% increase.
The CNX Mentorship Academy celebrated its latest class of graduates at PNC Park this week. In a region historically plagued by economic downturns and dwindling job opportunities, the academy is creating a new pathway to success for young people by connecting them with high-paying jobs in their own communities.
Lori Roman, CEO of the American Constitutional Rights Union, said that Second Amendment rights are women’s rights and that firearms are “the only equalizer” for women in self-defense situations.
Lt. Col. Allen West, Executive Director of the American Constitutional Rights Union and a former Congressman, said the Second Amendment is Pennsylvanians' “protection" from “tyrants.” Col. West’s comments come amid reports of Vice President Kamala Harris’ history of being in favor of restrictions to Second Amendment rights including mandatory buybacks and bans on certain firearms including AR-15s and handguns.
The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Pennsylvania during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $293,643, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Keystone Today shows that Pennsylvania is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls’ high school sports.
Elizabethtown Chief of Police Derek Koch stated that police are receiving tips about drug cartel activity in town and that these tips will all be "swiftly" investigated. Koch made the statement on July 26.
Dave McCormick, U.S. Senate Candidate in Pennsylvania, stated that his opponent Senator Bob Casey's choice for President, Vice President Kamala Harris, is a "failed border czar" responsible for the border crisis and illegal immigration crisis. McCormick gave his statement to Keystone on July 31.
Following the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) score of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued a statement addressing the findings.
Today, a panel of witnesses before the House Committee on Agriculture—including producers, a lender, an input supplier, and an Extension economist—warned of the dire outlook facing the agricultural supply chain. Plummeting crop prices, escalating input costs, worsening credit conditions, and sustained natural disasters are creating a “perfect storm” of headwinds for farm country. Witnesses urged policymakers to “head off the economic hemorrhaging” and take advantage of the opportunity to substantially course correct the farm safety net through the enactment of enhanced risk...
Pennsylvania is among 24 states that are members of a national voter data group accused of "hyper-partisanship," according to an analysis by Keystone Today.