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Pa. State Sen. hopeful on more money for Philly schools
One state senator is optimistic that the Philadelphia schools will not have to open this fall with just the bare essentials. A lot w ...
12 years ago
Councilman wants to give some Philly taxpayers breathing room
A Philadelphia city councilman is trying to come up with a plan to keep residents who can’t afford their upcoming real estate tax h ...
12 years ago
Need for investment in Pa. roads and bridges dire, coalition warns
The week after a bridge collapsed into a river outside Seattle, the president of Philadelphia’s chapter of the AFL-CIO said Pennsyl ...
12 years ago
$2 tax on cigarettes to aid schools wins City Council committee support
Philadelphia’s budget process is moving forward as a key City Council committee approved a cigarette tax to help the schools. ...
12 years ago
Urban Outfitters names female board member
Urban Outfitters told shareholders it has chosen a woman to join its corporate board — the wife of the company’s CEO. ...
12 years ago
Former manager at Chickie’s & Pete’s files whistleblower suit
Restaurant workers often complain that their employers skim some money off of the tips they make. A fired former manager at Chickie’ ...
12 years ago
Poverty in Philly suburbs grew 40 percent since 2000
Poverty in the Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania and New Jersey suburbs grew by 40 percent between 2000 and 2011. In the Allentown region ...
12 years ago
Use and Occupancy tax increase approved by council committee
A Philadelphia city council committee has approved an increase to the city Use and Occupancy tax. The approval came after an exten ...
12 years ago
Subprime borrowers to receive payout from Wells Fargo settlement
More than a thousand Philadelphia borrowers will finally see part of the settlement between Wells Fargo and state regulators over discrim ...
12 years ago
Quinones Sanchez backs Use and Occupancy tax increase
A hearing Friday in Philadelphia City Council will address a plan to raise one of the taxes businesses pay in the city. ...
12 years ago
Not all glowing reviews for new taxes to cover Philly public schools cash request
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wants to increase the “liquor by the drink” tax and impose a new city cigarette tax. ...
12 years ago
Economist: Sound Philadelphia tax policy depends on AVI
Following a commentary on Tuesday’s NewsWorks Tonight from a Germantown homeowner about a big p ...
12 years ago
Philadelphia Controller concerned about new property assessments after independent report
Lots of Philadelphia homeowners question how the city’s new real estate assessments were done. Now a highly regarded economi ...
12 years ago
Philly councilman going door to door to alert homeowners of tax break [video]
A Philadelphia city councilman is planning to use his winning campaign tactics to get property owners signed up for the homestead exempti ...
12 years ago
Philly City Council panel backs bill setting aside $66 million for firefighters
A Philadelphia City Council committee has voted to set aside money to pay for a firefighters contract that Mayor Michael Nutter is still ...
12 years ago