Seasonal Hiring Helps Unemployment Rate
For the first time in two-and-a-half-years the unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in November. It's the lowest since the darkest days of the recession.
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For the first time in two-and-a-half-years the unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in November. It's the lowest since the darkest days of the recession.
With Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner appearing before the House Liquor Control Committee Wednesday to argue against privatizing Pennsylvania liquor sales, the largest union representing state liquor store employees is throwing its support behind him.
Grover Norquist, founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, joins NewsRadio 1020 KDKA's Mike Pintek to discuss the Republican presidential candidates and their various commitments to not raising taxes.
Jack Abramoff joined Mike Pintek on the show today to talk about his new book, "Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist."
With Congress's own supercommittee unable to compromise, both sides were blaming each other and frustrated at the inability to agree on tax reforms and budget cuts.
KDKA Radio's Chris Moore was joined by Dr. Catherine Lutz, editor of the book "The Bases of Empire: The Struggle Against U.S. Military Posts."
Pittsburgh City Councilman Ricky Burgess is angry tonight, calling the act against him an attempt to destroy him. Flyers accusing the councilman of trading grades for sex were posted around the North Side campus of the Community College of Allegheny County.
Mike Pintek was joined today by Jim Burn, President of the Allegheny County Council.
A poster plastered all over a local college campus accuses a professor - a Pittsburgh councilman - of trading grades for sex.
Allegheny County Council formally introduced a bill that would raise taxes for property owners. The bill is likely to pass, but County Executive Dan Onorato could veto it.
The failure by Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary or anybody else at Penn State to notify police when Jerry Sandusky was caught in the shower with a young boy has spurred new legislation.
Allegheny County Council Democrats proposed a 1 mill property tax increase Monday, part of an effort to curb the effects of $50 million in service cuts.
For the first time in 10 years, there are plans to increase property taxes in Allegheny County. Proponents say it could raise millions of dollars to help restore recent human services cuts in the area.
CBS will present the Campaign 2012 season's first network broadcast of a Republican Presidential Primary debate on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Speculation is growing that former Homeland Security Secretary and PA Gov. Tom Ridge could replace Penn State president Graham Spanier, even though sources close to Ridge tell KDKA-TV that no one official at Penn State has approached Ridge about the position.
