Keeping Property Taxes Lower in Philly Is the Right Idea
Philadelphia is currently debating what to do with the additional revenues generated by the increase in property assessments. One...
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PRESS RELEASE: Pittsburgh Budget & Policy Center Publishes New Analysis of Pittsburgh’s 2022 Proposed Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kirstin Snow snow@pennbpc.org RELEASE: Pittsburgh Budget & Policy Center Publishes New Analysis of Pittsburgh’s...
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The PA Budget: A Disgrace and Dereliction of Duty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2021 Contact: Adrienne Standley standley@pennbpc.org 717-805-8466 Statement by Marc Stier, Director, Pennsylvania Budget and...
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A Statement on HB 1776: Property School Tax Freeze Is a Wrong Move for PA
Pennsylvania, like every other state in the country, faces an unprecedented budget crisis at both the state and local...
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Follow the Property Tax Money: The Wolf Plan and HB 504 Compared
Pennsylvania is highly reliant on local property taxes to fund its public schools, ranking near the bottom of all...
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Better Solutions Exist for Property Tax Issues, PBPC Analyst Testifies
Eliminating school property taxes in Pennsylvania and the strict limits placed on schools SB 1400 would have...
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Sharon Ward Testifies Before House Committee on Principles to Guide Property Tax Reform in Pa.
In Testimony before the House Select Committee on Property Tax, Sharon Ward outlined principles that should guide property tax...
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Property Tax Elimination Bill Threatens Long-term Public School Funding
House Bill 76 and Senate Bill 76 would create a funding gap that leaves Pennsylvania’s students permanently behind. Pennsylvania...
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Testimony: State Education Funding Cuts and Addressing Property Tax Reform
“Pennsylvania can afford to pay more for schools and property tax relief,” testifies Sharon Ward of the Pennsylvania Budget...
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Reform, Not Repeal: Pennsylvania Can Provide Property Tax Relief and Protect Public Schools
This paper examines the roles between property taxes and public education in Pennsylvania. Eliminating school property taxes, as some...
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Senate Bill Eliminating Property Taxes Largely Unchanged by Amendment
The proposed amendment to SB 76 does not fundamentally alter the many structural deficiencies of the legislation. SB 76,...
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A Closer Look at Property Tax Plans and What They Mean for Pa. Schools
Property taxes have been a subject of much debate in Pennsylvania, and efforts to reform them have heated up...
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