Monday, April 15, 2013
The state will have met its obligations ahead of the country.
Tax Freedom Day, the date on which Americans will have earned enough money to pay this year’s tax obligations at the federal, state, and local levels, will fall on April 17 for residents of Pennsylvania. The nationwide date for all Americans, as announced recently by the Tax Foundation, will be Thursday, April 18. In the new study, “Tax Freedom Day 2013,” economists Will McBride, Ph.D., Elizabeth Malm, and Kyle Pomerleau, also calculate how long Americans would have to work in order to close the budget deficit. In order to pay for all spending in the current year, the government would need to raise an additional $833 billion in taxes, pushing Tax Freedom Day to May 9. “This year, Americans will pay $2.764 trillion in federal taxes and $1.…
Friday, May 20, 2011
The proposed budget has no tax increase, no cuts in programs and no salary increases.
The North Penn School Board Thursday recommended approval of a preliminary budget of $200 million, and will now advertise the budget to the public. As it stands now, the proposed final budget comes with “no tax increases, no cuts in programs, and no increase in salaries for any employees,” according to board President Vince Sherpinsky. “The board is in discussions” with various employee unions about accepting a wage freeze, he said, adding that he was hopeful the parties would reach an agreement when talks resume next week. “We’ve asked them to agree to a freeze. We’ll see what happens,” he said. Moreover, Sherpinsky said the school district is making the assumption that state legislators will reinstate about $2.9 million in funding cuts…
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
More than 60 district employees, residents and students exhibited proposals to increase revenue and decrease costs in the 2012 budget.
When you give North Penn School District residents a chance to help the marred school district budget, you should expect them to jump at the chance. Even if those residents aren’t taxpayers. High school student Nick Haddad had a proposal where the district could save $112,000 a year on printer ink, all by switching to a different font. Another student, Torrey Wente, discovered the district could save $4,400 a year in energy costs by using LED lights in the auditorium. A consortium of school leaders—North Penn High School principal Burt Hynes, Allyn Roche, North Penn High School vice principal Neil Broxterman, John Strobel, district finance director Bob Schoch, athletic director Don Ryan and Bill Bartle—proposed a plan to charge user fees …
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Corbett's plan includes more than $1 billion in educational cuts
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett unveiled his budget Tuesday afternoon, and though the budget comes in at 3 percent below last year's, the steep cuts in education cannot be ignored. Corbett proposes cutting over $800 million from the public school system, by eliminating more than $250 million in grant money, and slashing $550 million from K-12 public schools. Additionally, state-owned universities will be facing a budget reduction of more than $625 million, which represents more than half of their previous budget. So what does this all mean? While Governor Corbett seems to have achieved his goal of not implementing any new taxes, all he has done is passed the buck to students and Pennsylvania residents. In order for public schools to …
Smedley
9:03 am on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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