Parents prefer higher taxes to save the arts for Boyertown school budget
COLEBROOKDALE –– Facing the largest budget deficit in the history of the district, Boyertown school officials listened to residents’ demands for a tax increase to save school programs.
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Opinion: GE pays zero federal taxes; we should, too
IT WAS REPORTED last week that General Electric paid no federal income taxes in 2010. Should we be angry that one of the world’s largest corporations paid no federal income tax while middle income and upper income Americans pay federal, state and in some cases city income taxes?
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Capitol Alert: Organized labor mulling its own ballot measure on taxes
The California Labor Federation is considering a ballot initiative on taxes after budget talks betwe
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