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On today’s episode of The Confluence: PublicSource economic development reporter Rich Lord tells us about his latest investigation into why annual taxes paid for homes in the same neighborhood can vary wildly; and we speak to Diamonte Walker about her time at the Urban Redevelopment Authority, where she rose to deputy director and is now leaving for an opportunity to support residents’ economic mobility through higher education.
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Five of the country’s 50 most economically segregated neighboring school districts are located in Western Pennsylvania.That’s according to a national…
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Pennsylvania lawmakers will meet soon to try to find alternatives to school property taxes. The task force is far from the first effort to replace the…
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A bipartisan group of state senators is plotting another attempt at legislation that has become something of a white whale in Pennsylvania — overhauling…
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The federal tax overhaul bill signed into law by President Donald Trump last week caps the allowable local and state tax deduction at $10,000. So a lot of…
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In the past month-and-a-half, Harrisburg’s nonpartisan Independent Fiscal Office has released four research briefs or special reports.Three of those four…
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The constitutional amendment that Pennsylvania voters approved Tuesday could eventually lead to reductions in the state's heavy dependence on property…
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The constitutional amendment that Pennsylvania voters approved Tuesday could eventually lead to reductions in the state's heavy dependence on property…
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When Pennsylvanians go to the polls next Tuesday, they’ll have a rare opportunity to vote to change the state constitution.They’ll decide via ballot…
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A year ago, Pennsylvania voters were in the national spotlight and being fed a daily barrage of television ads for close presidential and U.S. Senate…