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Ollie's Bargain Outlet: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. (OLLI) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $53.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based company said it had net income of 85 cents. Earnings, adjusted...
Kenyatta enters 2024 race for Pennsylvania auditor general
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker said Thursday he is running for Pennsylvania auditor general in next year's election, getting an early start on the campaign to lead the state's fiscal watchdog agency. Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta of Philadelphia, in announcing his...
Report says Legislature's spending, surplus jumped last year
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Legislature's spending, including on lawmaker and staff salaries, rose last year, and its surplus also grew to a record $261 million, according to a report made public Wednesday. The Legislative Audit Advisory Commission's annual statement of...
Split Pennsylvania House set for raucous return next week
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's top House Republican on Wednesday warned of chaos when legislators reconvene next week, six weeks after representatives elected a Democrat as House speaker and left Harrisburg without conducting any other business. Republican Minority Leader...
Hersha Hospitality: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The real estate investment trust, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said it had...
Democrats won Pennsylvania House, but bipartisan gap remains
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters who kept three Pittsburgh-area state House seats in Democratic hands this week effectively also flipped control away from the Republican majority that has run the chamber for more than a decade, one of a handful of legislative bodies across the United States where...
Resuming Medicaid case checks confronts 3.6M in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The federal government's pandemic-era prohibition against kicking people off Medicaid is ending, meaning that hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania face losing the free health insurance in the coming year. Many people who stand to lose Medicaid...
Democrats endorse McCaffery for seat on state's high court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Democratic Party has voted to endorse an appellate court judge from Philadelphia, Daniel McCaffery, to be the party's nominee for an open state Supreme Court seat in this year's election. Party committee members voted at their meeting over the...
Constitutional amendments stalled with Pa. House stalemate
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters almost certainly will not see a package of proposed constitutional amendments on the statewide ballot in May’s primary election after a deadline set by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration came and went Friday for lawmakers to pass the...
Lawmakers appeal ruling on legality of impeaching Philly DA
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers on Thursday filed an appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, hoping to preserve elements of their impeachment case against an elected progressive Philadelphia prosecutor. The appeal asks the state's highest court to review last...
