Budget
What Tom Wolf Wants in His Big, Bold Budget — and What He’s Likely to Get
Gov. Tom Wolf‘s budget “contains the most ambitious and bold set of proposals in modern history.” That’s according to Terry Madonna, a political science professor […]
Here’s Why Michael Nutter Wants $5M for New Prison Site
Mayor Michael Nutter’s administration says it wants to build a new prison to replace an outdated one that lacks such basics as air conditioning. But prisoners’ rights advocates are […]
5 Things Michael Nutter Wants You to Know About His Property Tax Hike
Mayor Michael Nutter proposed a budget Thursday that would total $3.95 billion, expand the use of police body cameras, most likely eliminate the need for a tuition hike next […]
Mayor Nutter Recognizes Gloria Casarez in Final Budget Address
This morning, Mayor Nutter delivered his annual budget address—the last one during his tenure as Mayor of Philadelphia. Before he got started, he took a […]
What Does Mayor Nutter’s Final Budget Hold?
Details of Mayor Nutter’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016-17 began to come out today. Total expected revenues are expected to be $3.85 billion while […]
Tom Wolf’s Incredible Plan to Overhaul Philly Taxes
Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled his first budget plan for Pennsylvania Tuesday, and it’s nothing if not ambitious. What got a little lost in the coverage of Wolf’s […]
Tom Wolf: We Found $109M in Savings in Two Weeks
About two weeks ago, Gov. Tom Wolf launched the Governor’s Office of Transformation, Innovation, Modernization and Efficiency. He even calls it by its cheesy acronym: GO-TIME. Wolf says the […]
Pennsylvania State Tax Collections Dip
The Patriot-News reports that state tax collections dropped this year, the third time that’s happened in the last six years. “Total general fund revenue collections […]