How About a Blind Taste Test of Two Property Tax Relief Proposals?
Blind taste tests often produce surprising results. In our family, for example, the men often struggle to discern which...
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Voters Like Gov. Wolf’s Budget Plan
The latest poll from Franklin and Marshall’s Center for Opinion Research shows that a solid majority of voters—58%—support Gov....
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Monster Wells and Soaring Revenues
There’s wonderful news coming out of Pennsylvania’s gas fields, if you’re an investor. Range Resources is boasting about its...
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Senate Appropriations Committee: Part III of an Education Budget Preview
The Senate Appropriations Committee met on March 30 to discuss the proposed 2015-16 education budget with Acting Education Secretary...
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IFO Forecasts Lower Property Tax Revenue in Future
Act 1 may not be perfect, but it has slowed the growth of school property taxes. Since the passage...
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Property Tax Elimination Bill Advances in Senate
It was a good day for corporations that own land in Pennsylvania; not so much for individual Pennsylvanians who...
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Senate Bill 76: A School Defunding Formula Bill?
The Senate Finance Committee did not take up Senate Bill 76 this week, a positive sign. The committee held...
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Video: Don’t Let Property Tax Plan Derail PA Schools
The future of Pennsylvania schools—and the quality of education every child receives—is at stake in a property tax proposal...
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Property Tax Elimination Bill Threatens Long-term Public School Funding
Property tax elimination proposals have been getting a lot of attention this week, so we took a closer look...
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School Funding Should Be Harrisburg’s Top Fall Priority
On Monday, parents, school board members, and citizens from across Pennsylvania came to Harrisburg to fight for more school...
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Property Tax Shift Bills on Their Way to House Floor for Consideration This Week
On the first day of the new legislative session and at the same time a number of education groups...
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