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Taxes

Gov. Tom Wolf signing an anti-discrimination executive order in April 2016. (Courtesy of Pa. Dept. of General Services)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

After pressure from religious schools, Pa. removes nondiscrimination language from tax credit program

Should private schools that benefit from Pennsylvania’s tax credit programs adhere to the rules of the public system? That d ...

8 years ago

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrives to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse to attend a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Beijing, Sunday, June 3, 2018. U.S.  (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)
Politics & Policy

China warns US trade deals off if tariffs go ahead

China warned Sunday that any trade deals with the U.S. "will not take effect" if President Donald Trump's threatened tariff hike on Chinese goods goes ahead.

8 years ago

William Hampton walks between steel pipes at the Borusan Mannesmann plant in Baytown, Texas, Monday, April 23, 2018.  (AP Photo/Loren Elliott)
Politics & Policy

US to push steel, aluminum tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico

The decision could provoke retaliatory penalties and exacerbate trans-Atlantic and North American trade tensions.

8 years ago

If a bill designed to end Philadelphia's sweetened beverage tax were approved in Harrisburg, City Council President Darrell Clarke says the city's 10 percent tax on liquor sold by the glass could also be challenged. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Liquor by the drink levy could be casualty of fight against Philly soda tax

Philadelphia's 10 percent tax on liquor sold by the glass generates between $40 and $60 million a year — exclusively for city schools.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Councilman Allan Domb has proposed the city get tougher on collecting taxes from out-of-town property owners. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly councilman wants more taxes collected from out-of-town property owners

Too many property owners are not paying their fair share of taxes, and many of them live outside Philadelphia, says Councilman Allan Domb.

8 years ago

 City Hall and the Center City skyline looking west from the roof of 1234 Market Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Philly’s ‘unpredictable’ property tax assessments threatening new development, biz groups say

It’s no secret that successive rounds of property tax reassessments in Philadelphia are giving homeowners agita.

8 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy  (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Gov. Murphy signs workaround of federal tax overhaul into law

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill to soften the effect of the federal tax overhaul's cap on state and local tax deductions.

8 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf is renewing his annual call for a severance tax on natural gas. Most Republicans have no intention of supporting one. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Wolf again readies plan for Pa. severance tax

The gas industry and most Republicans are meeting it with a resounding 'no.'

8 years ago

A shale gas drilling rig in Washington, Pa. (Michael Rubinkam/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Wolf, once again, pitches severance tax on natural gas

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are introducing legislation, again, to impose a severance tax on natural gas production.

8 years ago

The new exemptions will mostly apply to penalty payments tied to 2018 taxes and to the previous two years. (PeopleImages/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

4 new exemptions to the tax penalty for lacking health insurance

The penalty for not having health insurance in 2018 is the greater of $695 or 2.5 percent of household income.

8 years ago

A view of the Internal Revenue Service's headquarters on March 24, 2016, in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

IRS computer glitch caused by ‘master file’ issue

The IRS says its system was up and running again by 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

8 years ago

State Rep. Mark Mustio (R-Allegheny) has introduced a bill that would overturn Philadelphia's tax on soda and other sweetened drinks. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Bill to kill Philly soda tax introduced in Harrisburg

State Rep. Mark Mustio's bill would kill the Philly sweetened-beverage tax and ban it elsewhere.

8 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey’s Legislature not sold on Gov’s $1.5 billion tax hike

The state Treasurer tried to convince them, but New Jersey lawmakers are reluctant to go along with the tax increases.

8 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney is pictured here at City Hall in Philadelphia, in this Thursday, June 16, 2016 file photo. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Speak Easy
Education

Mayor Kenney abandons Philadelphia kids

The mayor insists much of the money will go toward pre-K and Rebuild after the Big Soda lobby is defeated in court. Then why not create a reserve fund earmarked for pre-K?

8 years ago

The New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee holds the first of several legislative hearings on Gov. Phil Murphy's budget plan Wednesday. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers wary of $1.6 billion tax boost in Murphy budget plan

As hearings begin on Governor Murphy's budget proposal, a $1.6 billion tax increase has some Democrats fretting.

8 years ago

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