The Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed the City of Philadelphia a win today when it upheld a previous ruling that the tax on sweetened beverages is legal. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney welcomed the news, saying in part: I am grateful to the Justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for their fair and careful review of this…
The soda tax will live another day. An appeals court has upheld a lower court decision that Philadelphia’s tax on sweetened beverages is legal.
Just a few weeks remain until Pope Francis’ historic visit to Philadelphia. It’s not only Pope Francis’ first time in Philadelphia but his first official visit to the U.S. While the Pope will also be making stops in Washington, D.C. and New York City, the focus of his visit is the City of Brotherly Love…
On July 25, 15-year-old Keiearra Williams, 10-year-old Joseph Reed, and 7-year-old Terrence Moore were selling fruit for a church fundraiser in Philadelphia when they were mowed down by a sport utility vehicle. Joseph died at the scene; Terrence and Keiearra were pronounced dead at the hospital. Cornelius Crawford was at the wheel of the vehicle,…
There are a few facts that everyone can agree on with respect to the Philadelphia School District budget wars: The school district is operating at a deficit. The school district can’t open its doors without staff. Nobody likes to pay taxes. What everyone can’t agree on, however, are how those facts are going to intersect….
(Update: The final number on those tax credits, which was previously not available, is said to be $82 million.) What was the difference in Thursday’s NBA finals game between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs? Most would say conditioning. The Heat’s much-touted star, LeBron James, was unable to stay hydrated in the heat…
What’s it like to go to school in one of the most dangerous high schools in America? Diane Sawyer offered a window into that world when her special “Hidden America” profiled Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion High School. The feature touched viewers all across America – including Grammy-award winning singer Drake – who stopped by the school during a follow-up visit by ABC News to offer some news and a message of hope.
Time is running out. That was the message offered today to more than 1,500,000 residents of the City of Philadelphia from Superintendent William R. Hite, Jr. With the first day of school officially slated to begin in 30 days, Hite held a press conference today to announce that might not happen. Speaking directly to the…
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made a stop in Philadelphia as part of their bipartisan roadshow for tax reform. Small business owners talked tax and business – and no surprise, simplification and certainty topped their wish list.
It’s National Hot Dog Day! Here’s a brief look back at the hot dog tax, an expansion of the sales tax in New York under then Governor Rockefeller.