Corporate tax overhaul passes PA House for second time
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG – The state House on Monday voted to overhaul Pennsylvania’s corporate tax code, sending to the state Senate one of Gov. Tom Corbett’s top priorities for this year’s legislative session.
The bill reduces the state’s 9.99 percent corporate tax rate, beginning in 2015. By 2025, the tax rate will be 6.99 [...]
PA House panel OKs budget bill, locks in spending at $27.6B
GOP leaders aiming for June 13 passage
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House Republicans used some fancy parliamentary tricks to lock in spending at $27.6 billion for next year’s budget Monday.
Read More →PA House to be critical of Senate’s budget plan
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — The state House has the Senate’s state budget plan, but a mix of opinions portend a controversial approval process.
Read More →PA House to consider Senate’s budget plan
GOP at odds over spending increase
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — The state House has the Senate’s state budget plan, but a mix of opinions portend a controversial approval process.
Read More →Environmental Protection budget stuck on flood control
By Darwyyn Deyo | Pennsylvania Independent
HARRISBURG — Representatives protested cuts to local flood control projects in a budget hearing Wednesday, even while the department’s acting secretary argued the projects still exist but now need local funding.
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