Taxes
Q&A on the GOP effort to overhaul the nation's tax system
But can they deliver? What are the next steps for Congress? How would the changes affect the average taxpayer? Some questions and answers:
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NewsWorks Tonight, October 20, 2017
The Philadelphia region’s Congressional delegation reacts to the Senate’s tax reform vote. Temple University law professor D
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Air Date: October 20, 2017
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N.J., Pa. GOP push tax overhaul, with one key reservation — property tax deductions
The effort to overhaul the nation's tax code is testing the GOP's ability to govern, and right now the region's lawmakers are highlighting the difficulty facing party leaders.
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Democrats, moderate Republicans finding new path for Pa. shale tax
Natural gas severance tax proponents say going through new committee could be breakthrough in Pennsylvania legislature.
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Soda tax killing small Philly businesses, Butkovitz contends
City Controller Alan Butkovitz says the city's soda tax is hammering small businesses, and he says he has new numbers that prove it.
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How N.J. school district consolidation would look under a Murphy or Guadagno administration
As a co-sponsor of the gubernatorial debate held on Oct 10, 2017, NJ Spotlight won the chance to ask one question of candidates Phil Murp
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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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