Consumers feeling the pinch from growing number of “junk fees”
From concert tickets to utility bills, many consumers say the price they see is not always the price…
LeBron James took a pay cut to maybe live in New York and be a supercommuter to Philly by chopper
LeBron James is the NBA’s first and only active player to reach billionaire status. The Chosen One has…
Taxes, Public Trust, and the Mineral Rights Petition
For weeks, questions about trust in Erie government have centered on the town’s controversial decision to sell municipal…
Small businesses beg for relief as Philly sees $100 million windfall
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Tax liens on ‘party center’ spark new questions for Upper Darby’s new treasurer
Upper Darby Township has filed 19 tax liens totaling $43,933 against the Dhaka Club Party Center, a business…
TRACY: Upper Darby Stands on the Precipice of Financial Armageddon – Delaware Valley Journal
This column first appeared in Broad + Liberty. The phrase “perfect storm” is frequently overused, but in the…
Philadelphia council rejects Uber, Lyft, Airbnb taxes, passes Mayor Parker’s preliminary budget
Philadelphia’s proposed taxes on ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft, hotels and short-term rentals like Airbnb, were killed from Mayor…
Philadelphia’s BIRT change hits small businesses hard
This is a guest post by Samantha Wittchen, cofounder at Circular Philadelphia, an organization aiming to build a…
Major Philly tourism groups say they oppose Mayor Parker’s proposed hotel tax hike
Three tourism groups come out in opposition to Mayor Cherelle Parker‘s revised hotel tax proposal on Friday —…
Greenville City Council OKs first budget reading
Greenville City Council OKs first budget reading AT 645 IN TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A…
Jason Richey: Pa. lieutenant governor candidate
Good morning. It is 6. Jason Richey is a Republican candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor in the 2026…
Felice Fein: Pennsylvania’s budget — balanced or bazinga?
When Dr. Sheldon Cooper from “The Big Bang Theory” would pull a prank on someone, rather than “gotcha”…