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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania will auction approximately 6,000 unclaimed items online Oct. 28, including jewelry, gold coins, watches and precious metals, as the state Treasury Department moves property out of …
Pennsylvania Sets Auction of 6,000 Unclaimed Items Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Treasury has added roughly 100 fiscal 2025-26 budget waiver letters and corresponding memos to OpenBookPA, giving the public direct access to records showing when state agencies …
Pennsylvania Opens Budget Waiver Records to Public Scrutiny Read More
LANCASTER, PA — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity returned a 61-item collection of Buchanan family documents and artifacts Tuesday after the materials arrived in the state’s unclaimed property program from an …
What Pennsylvania Found in a Buchanan Family Safe Deposit Box Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Nearly $50,000 in unclaimed property has been returned to residents and businesses in Pennsylvania’s 160th Legislative District following an event at state Rep. Craig Williams’ Chester County …
Treasury Returns Nearly $50,000 in Chester County-Area Claims Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Treasury has launched a new unclaimed-property system designed to accelerate the return of more than $5 billion still awaiting owners, adding automatic matching, expanded payments, and …
Pennsylvania Treasury Overhauls $5 Billion Property Search Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Treasury Department prevented $75 million in overpayments, duplicate payments, and payments to incorrect recipients during fiscal 2025-26 after auditing 10.6 million payment requests worth $249.5 …
Pennsylvania Treasury Audits Save $75 Million in Fiscal 2026 Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania farmers and eligible first-responder organizations have until Sept. 30 to seek state liquid-fuels tax reimbursements, a program that returned more than $24 million to eligible entities …
Pennsylvania Fuel Tax Refund Deadline Nears for Farmers Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is cutting a portion of the fees charged through its PA 529 Investment Plan from 0.05% to 0.045%, extending a series of reductions and waivers that …
Pennsylvania Cuts PA 529 Investment Plan Fees Again Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania nonprofits now have more than $100 million invested through the state Treasury’s INVEST PA Community Pool, pushing the government-run program to a new asset milestone as …
Pennsylvania Nonprofits Push INVEST PA Above $100 Million Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s annual PA 529 Day promotion generated nearly $72 million in contributions and more than 3,200 new education-savings accounts in May, surpassing last year’s record participation, state …
PA 529 Promotion Draws Record $72 Million in Contributions Read More