Program offers generous tax advantages to help families save for higher education
Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced today the PA 529 College and Career Savings Program has reached a new milestone with more than $7 billion in assets. PA 529 accounts help families save for a child’s education expenses while providing generous tax benefits.
Tool used to account for non-budgeted expenditures will be open to the public for the first time
Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity today announced that a new webpage highlighting Ledger 5 – a tool used to account for non-budgeted expenditures made by the Commonwealth – has been added to the Transparency Portal on Treasury’s website.
Treasurer Garrity, Senator Dush, Representative Borowicz, and Lock Haven University Interim President Hanna encourage more families to save for their child’s future
Lock Haven, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity toured Lock Haven University today, along with Senator Cris Dush and Representative Stephanie Borowicz to promote the PA 529 College and Career Savings Program. The tour was led by Lock Haven University Interim President Dr. Bashar Hanna.
Parents of newborns are encouraged to start saving for their baby’s future
DuBois, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity today toured the campus of Penn Highlands DuBois, including the hospital’s maternity unit, to promote the Keystone Scholars program, which kickstarts every Pennsylvania baby’s education savings with $100.
State fiscal officers from across the country oppose Biden nomination
Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity today joined a coalition of 21 fiscal officers from 18 states calling on President Biden to withdraw his nominee for Comptroller of the Currency, Saule Omarova.
Regional health and wellness provider encourages parents of newborns to start saving for their baby’s future, register Keystone Scholars accounts
Kittanning, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity today toured the Adagio Health Armstrong WIC Center to promote Treasury’s Keystone Scholars Program, which kickstarts every baby’s education savings with $100.
Highlighting efforts to return unclaimed military decorations and memorabilia
Somerset, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity today joined Senator Pat Stefano at the Somerset County Courthouse to recognize Veterans Day and highlight efforts to return the unclaimed military decorations and memorabilia housed in the Pennsylvania Treasury’s vault to their rightful owners.
Highlighting efforts to return unclaimed military decorations and memorabilia
Uniontown, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity joined Senator Pat Stefano at Storey Square in Uniontown today to recognize Veterans Day and highlight efforts to return the unclaimed military decorations and memorabilia housed in the Pennsylvania Treasury’s vault to their rightful owners. Treasurer Garrity and Senator Stefano also walked in the Veterans Day Parade.
Families are encouraged to save for their children’s education
Huntingdon, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity today visited the campus of Juniata College in Huntingdon to promote the PA 529 College and Career Savings Program. She spoke to students in an intermediate micro economics class taught by Wei-Chung Wang, Professor of Economics & Business Administration. Wang, who also serves as Juniata College’s Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives, then led Treasurer Garrity on a tour of the campus.
Criminals are using texts to target unemployment compensation benefit recipients
Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity today warned Pennsylvanians that scammers are using fraudulent text messages to target recipients of unemployment compensation benefits – potentially including normal unemployment compensation (UC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC).
Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity was honored with the Outstanding Veteran Award as part of the 76th Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade celebrations in Kingston yesterday. Wilkes-Barre Mayor George C. Brown presented the Treasurer with the award at a brunch held prior to the parade step-off.
Governor’s plan will cost Pennsylvania taxpayers more than $100 million
Harrisburg, PA - Treasurer Stacy Garrity today called on Governor Tom Wolf to abandon the fiscally irresponsible idea of providing five days of so-called “verification leave” to every employee under his control who provides a vaccine attestation.
