Budget reform proposal targets Pennsylvania finance crisis
Republican leader Representative Robert J. Butera pushes a common sense budget plan to close a $300 million university shortfall by trimming $144 million from the general fund and creating a Deficit Elimination Trust Act. He cites Wharton Econometric Forecasts and urges studying 62 proposed fiscal modernization changes while warning about end of year securities sales for tax purposes.
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Robert J. Butera
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Butera
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University of
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Pennsylvania Economy League
Commonwealth
Timing your sales timing in tax year 77 78
Tax guidance explains new 1977 and 1978 capital gain rules. It outlines holding periods nine months for 1977 long term gains and over one year starting 1978, plus higher deductible capital losses up to 5000. Examples show selling timings to optimize long term vs short term gains and losses. The piece warns against deferring losses to 1978 and urges timely action.
Pennsylvania Highway Debacle Blame: The General Assembly
The piece argues Pennsylvania highway funding is its core crisis driven by a stagnant Motor License Fund, with revenue from gas taxes and license fees failing to keep pace with inflation. It criticizes the General Assembly for inaction and political maneuvering as roads deteriorate and jobs vanish, urging tax or fee increases or inflation-linked reforms.
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Pennsylvania
Shapp
Pennsylvania Economy League
General Assembly
House Transportation Committee
Senate
Corry Evening Journal confirms local AP republication policy
The Corry Evening Journal lists its staff and AP reprint policy with notices on mail, rates, and advertising deadlines. It also provides contact details for Pennsylvania and federal legislators and state offices, including addresses and phone numbers for Erie and Harrisburg offices.
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Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection
Bureau
Erie
State Street
The World's Greatest Dad Pride and poverty in a city home
A neglected elderly man collapses in a dilapidated rooming house as a doctor and police discover a life of hardship. The scene reveals malnutrition and abandonment with photos, letters, and a tiny wooden loving-cup keepsake bearing the title World’s Greatest Dad.
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Columbus
Park Deal Hinges On Polygraph For Testimony
Justice Department lawyers say Park must take a lie detector test as part of any immunity deal to bolster his inconsistent statements. They aim to corroborate his claims with new evidence to pursue bribe allegations against congressmen, while noting Park’s KCIA links and inflated Capitol Hill influence.
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Park
Capitol Hill
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
KCIA
South Korea
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