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Taxes

City Controller Alan Butkovitz outlines the impact of Philadelphia's beverage tax on businesses, 88 percent of which reported some level of revenue loss. Losses appeared to be concentrated in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods.
Money

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.

8 years ago

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Two candidates, both seated at table, with microphone; Guadagno in blue suit (left) Murphy in black (right)
Education

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 ...

8 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform during an event at the Harrisburg International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in Middletown, Pa.
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

 Holtec International built a manufacturing facility in Camden, New Jersey, thanks to a $260 million tax break made possible by the state's Economic Opportunity Act.  (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Money

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.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will allow a bill to become law that weakens teacher seniority and gives school districts more flexibility in their rationale for making layoffs. (AP)
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

A woman sits on the concrete steps in front of her Philadelphia rowhome
Money

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.

8 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline as seen from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. (NewsWorks file photo)
Money

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. ...

8 years ago

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Money

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.

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Pa. 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.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Scott Wagner, who is running for the GOP gubernatorial nomination next year, has been urging fellow Republicans not to support a natural gas severance tax — in part because he thinks it would help Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf politically. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

Donald Trump at the mic, American flag behind him
NewsWorks Tonight
Lifestyle

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.

8 years ago

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Workers listen to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speak at the Pennsylvania Machine Works, a family-owned pipe-fitting manufacturer, in Aston, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Money

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.

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

Red pencil and calculator
National Interest
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

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