
Taxes
Seeking way to soften U.S. tax bill blow, N.J. lawmaker calls for change on state tax rules
The legislation would eliminate the $10,000 limit on property taxes New Jersey residents can deduct on state income tax returns.
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Why are Republicans so insistent on this legislation? Because the second part of their strategy is to reverse long-established policies that benefit the poor and middle-class.
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Bernie Sanders rallies Reading, Pa. crowd against GOP tax bill
The U.S. Senator from Vermont and former presidential candidate said the bill, which passed the Senate over the weekend, was a blow to lower- and middle-class families.
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Tax bill should unite American middle class across racial lines
The top 1 percent of Americans use racial and ethnic strife to distract us from the one commonality that should unite us — class.
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Listen 3:15Grad students in Philly, Newark plan to join nationwide walkout to protest GOP tax plan
The tax plan passed by the House could increase taxes on graduate students by thousands of dollars, when many make less than $20,000 a year.
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Financial sector sees Pennsylvania gaming law changes as good for municipal governments
Moody’s says the new legislation has already restored investors’ confidence that municipal borrowers can once again count on casinos for millions of dollars in revenue.
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Pa. auditor general completes review of DNC staff bonuses
Pennsylvania's auditor general finds that $1 million in bonuses to DNC host committee staffers didn't violate state grant agreement, but the IRS should review two of them.
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Political roundtable with Sabrina Siddiqui and Dick Polman
Guests: Sabrina Siddiqui, Dick Polman We have a lot of politics to discuss today. The GOP tax plan just passed th ...
Air Date: November 20, 2017
Listen 49:18Next year’s Pa. budget projected to have $1 billion hole
Pennsylvania is already on track to have a significant budget gap to fill next year.
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Tax code overhaul: How area representatives voted
Just one congressman from New Jersey voted in favor of the GOP tax plan.
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Listen 1:03Pa. to fill budget holes by borrowing against tobacco fund
The loan from the Tobacco Settlement Fund will give the commonwealth money to balance its books up front. It will be paid back over several decades.
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Ivanka, Mnuchin pitch tax plan to friendly crowd
Ivanka Trump and Treasury Sec. Steven Mnuchin pitched the GOP tax plan in Ocean County, N.J.
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