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Junior Achievement Hosts Mock Job Fair
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For decades, Junior Achievement has been teaching children about business, finances and money. On Tuesday, they hosted a mock job fair where children were on both sides of the...
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Election Results Bring Financial Worries
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — With the election behind us, the new concern for Americans is their finances. KDKA’s Rob Pratte spoke with former Steeler Mike Wagner, who now is the vice president...
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Consumer Reports Finds Some Overlooking Basic Financial Precautions
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Ten years after Karen Mendelsohn and her husband, Harold, were married, he went to take a run and never came back. “He suffered a sudden heart attack,” Mendelsohn said. “It was...
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Many Parents Risking Retirement Funds To Send Kids To College
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a dilemma that many parents face – how to help fund a child’s college education. But with tuition costs so high, financial advisors worry that parents may be risking their own...
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Parents Upset As Woodland Hills School District Considers Closing Elementary...
NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) — Fairless Elementary School in North Braddock could be on the chopping block come June 12 if the Woodland Hills School District votes to close it. The issue comes down to money...
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State Could Gain Millions From Medicaid Expansion
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – An expansion of Medicaid eligibility under a 2010 landmark federal health care law would boost the state’s finances by hundreds of millions of dollars a year, the Pennsylvania...
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Special Report: KD Investigators Question Spending At Charter School
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s the mission of the Urban Pathways Charter School downtown to provide alternative education for underprivileged students, and CEO Linda Clautti has complained for years that she...
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KD Investigation Gets Results: State Calls For FBI Probe Of Charter School
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Tens of thousands of dollars spent at Pittsburgh’s finest restaurants, top-flight catering at every staff and school meeting, administration and board retreats to exclusive resorts...
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Lawmaker Calls For Charter School Accountability
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Urban Pathways Charter School Board met this week to discuss a KDKA Investigation’s findings of runaway spending. But they were in no talking mood with us. KDKA’s Andy Sheehan:...
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Should You E-File Or See A Tax Specialist For Your Returns?
Does the thought of tax time send shivers down your spine? Like it or not, your taxes have to be filed. The question that remains is, how will you get them done? Unless you’re the pen-and-paper type,...
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Penn Hills Superintendent Files Police Report On District Finances
PENN HILLS (KDKA) – The acting Penn Hills School Superintendent filed a report on Monday asking the Penn Hills Police Department to investigate the possible misuse of credit cards and funds. Many...
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Many Worried After Computer Glitches Interrupt NYSE, Travel, News
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — First, United Airlines, then the New York Stock Exchange, and then the Wall Street Journal; travel, money and news were all interrupted Wednesday by computer glitches. It was a very...
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KDKA Investigates: Catholic Diocese Of Pittsburgh’s Fiscal Crisis Puts...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh continues to be set back by financial troubles. The diocese is moving ahead with merging parishes as church attendance declines. But many catholic...
View ArticleReport: Campaign Records Shield Lawmakers’ Lavish Spending
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A new report says lax campaign finance rules let Pennsylvania’s state lawmakers shield from public scrutiny spending on food, booze and travel, and officials often report them as...
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‘Financially Responsible’: App Aims To Help Children Keep Busy, Learn How To...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Kristi Woolsey has two sons, and she is concerned about their future. Specifically, as it relates to spending money. “I want to raise my kids to be financially responsible,” Woolsey...
View ArticleGov. Wolf: Property Tax, Rent Rebates Will Be Issued Early
HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — Many older homeowners, renters and people with disabilities will receive early rebates through Pennsylvania’s “Property Tax, Rent Rebate Program.” Gov. Tom Wolf and state...
View ArticleFinancial Responsibility: How And When To Teach Your Kids About Money Issues
FIRST PARENT BANK, PA (KDKA) — Among the many lessons of the pandemic is the lack of a guarantee that a paycheck will always be there. With so many young people coming out of college or on summer break...
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