The preliminary 2026 budget calls for a 2.75-mill real estate tax hike — about $110 more for the average household.
Fiscal fallout: States continue to increase budgets despite end of COVID emergency
Pennsylvania’s annual budget has ballooned by nearly 64% under Governor Josh Shapiro and his Democratic predecessor.
Falls considers tax boost for Parks & Rec in 2026
The preliminary 2026 budget would increase the current 8.97 millage rate by an additional one mill to 9.97 mills total.
Bad law means bad, sometimes tragic, health outcomes
Pharmacy benefit managers generate massive revenues for the insurance/PBM complex and, in turn, for political campaigns and lobbying.
Unions spend big on politics — often at the expense of their members
Of all the biggest influences in this election, few were as prominent as labor unions.
