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Mayor Nutter Eyeing Additional 2 Percent Cuts In City Spending
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The arrival of October brings the possibility of another round of budget belt-tightening for the Nutter administration, and the mayor says the belt may end up only one notch...
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Philadelphia Lawmakers Move Forward On Trash Collection Tax Rebate For Condos
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Over the objections of the mayor, Philadelphia City Council has given preliminary okay to a $200 annual property tax rebate for condominium owners, because some use private trash...
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Philadelphia Reports Budget Surplus, Albeit Miniscule, For Fiscal Year 2011
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The City of Philadelphia’s finances are so bleak these days that when a very slight budget surplus appears, officials call a news conference to crow about it. Such was the case...
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No Snow: Bad News For Kids, Good News For City Budget Crunchers
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Snow? What snow? Kids hoping for sledding instead of school may be disappointed by the lack of snow so far this winter. But city of Philadelphia budget crunchers are...
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Philadelphia Officials Warn State Cuts Will Decimate Mental Health Services Here
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Nutter administration today put a dollar figure on the impact to the city of Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed budget for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. And...
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As Philadelphia Eyes State Budget Cuts Ahead, Question Of City Tax Hike Looms
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Mayor Michael Nutter says it is too soon to say whether massive cuts in Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed state budget will force the city to raise taxes to make up the...
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New Poll Says Philadelphians Concerned About Tax Hikes Yet Eager For Services
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — With the possibility of more tax hikes in Philadelphia looming (see related story), a new survey finds a growing number of residents concerned about the city’s tax...
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Nutter’s Next City Budget To Have No Tax Increases
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — No new taxes: that’s the pledge, for now, from the Nutter administration. Mayor Nutter delivers his new budget to City Council a week from Thursday, and the spending...
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Philadelphia City Council Schedules Neighborhood Hearings On City’s Next Budget
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Earlier this week we told you about Mayor Nutter’s pledge not to raise taxes in the new budget that he unveils next week (see related story). Now, City Council has...
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Nutter Unveils New Budget Plan; Possible Sticker Shock For Homeowners
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Saying the City of Philadelphia needs a fair and honest property tax system, Mayor Nutter today announced plans to move ahead with a new property assessment system...
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Philadelphia City Workers Angered Over Mayor’s Budget Priorities
By Jim Melwert PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The union representing blue-collar municipal workers in Philadelphia says, after three years with no new contract, it’s time the mayor gets serious about their...
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Southeastern Pa. Counties Join To Battle Corbett’s Planned Budget Cuts
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Officials from the suburban Pennsylvania counties surrounding Philadelphia traveled to City Hall today to join city leaders in decrying Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed...
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Philadelphia Lawmaker Wants One-Year Delay In Property Taxation Overhaul Plan
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A city councilman is proposing putting the brakes on Mayor Nutter’s plan to revamp Philadelphia’s broken property assessment system. First District councilman Mark Squilla says...
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Amid Plan To Revamp Philadelphia Property Assessments, Questions Of Higher Taxes
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Mayor Nutter’s budget experts were in the hot seat today as Philadelphia City Council opened hearings on Nutter’s plan to revamp the way property assessments are...
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Philadelphia Lawmakers Grill City’s Finance Chief On Planned Property Tax...
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — One day after the head of Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission admitted to financial mismanagement under the SRC’s previous leadership, City Council members voiced...
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Philadelphia Wrestling With Expected Impact Of State Ruling On City Tax Formula
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Nutter administration says it is too soon to gauge the full impact of a ruling by the state that changes how Philadelphia property taxes are calculated. The ruling...
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Philadelphia Councilman Defends Spending Thousands For ‘Tweets,’ Facebooking
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Philadelphia City Councilman is defending his decision to use taxpayer dollars to hire a local firm to “tweet” on Twitter in his name. Councilman-at-large Jim Kenney...
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City Council Wrestles With Phila. Fire Department Budget Issues
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — With the deaths of two firefighters on their minds, Philadelphia City Council members today grilled the fire commissioner about the controversial policy of temporarily...
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Philadelphia Official Warns of State Cuts Affecting Those With Mental Issues
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Nutter administration’s top social service officials warned City Council members today about the impact of budget cuts proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett. During a...
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Commissioner Wants More Money To Pay Election Workers
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The new overseer of Philadelphia elections went before City Council with hat in hand asking for more money to pay the people who man the polls. City Commission...
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