Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 late Tuesday night. Do you agree with U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy's vote in favor of the deal?
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to avert the fiscal cliff late Tuesday night. The vote was 257 to 167. U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Upper St. Clair), who represents Peters Township, voted in favor of passing the legistlation. He explained his reasoning in this statement: “The process and product are imperfect, but what has been achieved can’t be overlooked. We’ve overcome the impasse to permanently lock in lower tax rates for 99 percent of taxpayers. (The) vote opens the door for work to begin in the next session of Congress on significant cuts in federal spending, meaningful tax reform and pro-growth policies to get our country back on solid fiscal footing.” The bill permanently extends current…
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Some say tax increases are inevitable; others say schools need to live within their means and make cuts accordingly.
Because many school districts throughout western Pennsylvania raised property taxes this spring to balance their budgets, the public spotlight on them is burning brightly. What is the answer to balancing a school district's budget as costs rise? As students prepare to go back to school within the next few weeks, Patch is asking what you think school districts should do. Budget deliberations are an annual affair. When spring rolls around in 2013, many of the same questions and issues will remain. What do you think should be done? How do you think cuts will affect the coming school year? Please tell us your thoughts by posting in the comments. This poll will be cross published on all Patch sites across western Pennsylvania. If you are …
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
No tax increase is expected for the district despite deep cuts by the state.
Educators across Pennsylvania have serious concerns with Gov. Tom Corbett’s state budget cuts announced Tuesday, but Chartiers Valley administrators think the impact will be minimal to the school district and its taxpayers. Chartiers Valley Superintendent Brian White Jr. told the school board Tuesday night that the district will probably face a shortfall of about $787,000, but the majority of that is due to the end of stimulus funds. He expects that the district ultimately will have to fill a gap of $263,000 in the 2011-12 budget because officials did not expect more stimulus money this year. That gap can be closed through small cuts, which probably won’t require teacher furloughs or a tax increase. “We’re going to be OK. We’re very …
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Bob Howard
2:04 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
You are making a great case for school choice. As it now stands the district will rally around the organization and explain that you don't understand. But if you had the choice of taking your money and child elsewhere (like customers do) you can bet they would be all over themselves to address your concern. School choice is the only and obvious answer but you can't have it because the unions are … more ›