Taxes
The Trump-GOP tax reform proposal doesn’t match the rhetoric
Trump-GOP plan makes an unfair system even worse, rewarding the corporate elite and rich while leaving small businesses and the overall economy as losers.
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N.J. offers new small-business loans amid tax break boom in Camden, other cities
The same N.J. agency that’s handed out billions of dollars in tax breaks to large companies is offering a new slate of grants for small businesses.
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Pa. lawmakers skeptical of Wolf plan for borrowing to fund budget
Some legislators are debating the legality of the governor's proposal to borrow $1.2 billion against liquor industry profits.
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Property tax-deferral plan for poor Philly homeowners advances to mayor
Philadelphia City Council has approved a plan to help longtime homeowners who can't afford their property taxes.
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Pa. hotel tax hike could kill smaller Philly levy for promoting tourism
A tax increase proposed in Harrisburg could kill a small tariff that Philadelphia hotel owners were going to impose on themselves. ...
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House assigns blame as budget talks crash; Wolf draws ‘line in the sand’
The latest push to finish Pennsylvania’s late, unbalanced budget has melted down.
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Listen 0:00Pa. lawmakers back to full-time budget talks; no agreements yet
After a week of closed talks between legislative leaders and Governor Tom Wolf, the House and Senate are back in session together for the first time in months.
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Wolf political foe orchestrating resistance to severance tax
A Pennsylvania senator running for the GOP gubernatorial nomination next year has been urging fellow Republicans not to support a natural gas severance tax.
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Some N.J. lawmakers say tax code changes will weigh unfairly on Garden State
The Republican-led tax code overhaul plan would eliminate deductions for state and local income taxes and property taxes.
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Gallup: Americans think corporations, wealthy people pay too little in taxes
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
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Paul Ryan brings tidings of tax change to Delaware County factory workers
Employees of Penn Machine pressed the speaker for more details on how the framework would improve their lives.
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New Jersey may offer $5 billion in tax breaks to lure Amazon HQ2
New Jersey state lawmakers from both parties joined a unified push to lure Amazon’s new corporate headquarters to New Jersey.
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Republicans rekindle their love of budget deficits
Remember when Republicans hated budget deficits? When they railed nonstop against red ink and pined for fiscal conservatism? That was just their mantra during the Obama years.
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Delaware gets an 'F' for its financial health
A nonprofit that says it promotes transparent government financial information has given Delaware an F grade for its financial health.
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Property assessment reform bill clears Pennsylvania House
After nearly a decade of work, the state task force on overhauling the commonwealth's property valuation system is starting off with relatively simple legislation.
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