Souderton Borough Council approved the purchases of one new patrol vehicle and one used patrol vehicle to replace two aged vehicles.
Understandably, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick has been roundly and legitimately criticized for being duplicitous in saying one thing to curry favor in a blue-tinged district but acting like a lemming …
As I sat in the state Capitol rotunda listening to Gov. Josh Shapiro lay out his 2024-25 budget proposal, I couldn’t help but wonder if the gilded hall rubbed off on the governor, giving him a …
Souderton Borough Council President Tracy W. Burke said the executive board wants to see a 10% cut in borough expenses across the board. The goal, he said, is to “hold the line on taxes” …
The Wrightstown Board of Supervisors, on Jan. 8, addressed issues related to fire ponds and a construction company’s planned relocation to the township at its Jan. 8 meeting.
The municipal earned income tax rate (EIT) will decrease in 2024 in Wrightstown, but the local property tax rate is rising. Following a Monday night hearing, the Wrightstown Board of Supervisors …
With revenues projected to be up over 5% and expenses up less than 2%, Buckingham Township is proposing a 2024 spending plan that holds the line on taxes. The motion to approve advertising of the …
The municipal property tax rate will remain the same in Upper Makefield in 2024 as it was this year. Following a public hearing at a meeting on Nov. 21, the township board of supervisors unanimously …
The streak has now stretched to 13.The Hilltown Board of Supervisors has granted final approval to a 2024 municipal budget that keeps the local property tax rate the same for the 13th year in a …
Doylestown Borough taxpayers should prepare to dig a little deeper into their pockets next year, as the borough’s nearly $15 million preliminary budget calls for a tax increase.
A small faction of the Republican House is threatening a shutdown of our government unless Congress approves massive spending cuts. Many people — military, police, government employees, social …
Since 2016-17, annual spending in the Pennridge School District has increased by about $23.5 million. But during the same time, the property tax rate has remained steady. How did that happen?
A letter in the June 1 issue (“Don’t tie paying our debts to controlling future spending”) tries to argue that our government has no alternative but to continue to spend ever more than the …
A bid to construct an equipment shed came in a bit higher than the Durham Township supervisors had expected, but they managed to cobble together enough funds to award it at the April board …
Paul Teese’s report on U.S. weapons spending is alarming (Budget cuts should start with defense spending, 2/2/23).Social Security and Mdicare are in need of shoring up, the border with Mexico is …
Sen. Chuck Schumer says he wants to know where budget cuts should be made. That’s easy, defense spending. Our military budget is on the order of $1 trillion per year, about 40% of the world’s …
