The proposed $53.1 million spending plan includes significant tax increases tied to the earned income tax.
Middletown schedules special meeting after budget fails to pass – Bucks Round-Up – December 16, 2025
The $53.1 million spending plan stalled Monday night amid sharp disagreement over a proposal to double the earned income tax and raise real estate levies.
Broad + Liberty: Shapiro’s unsustainable budget
Democrats love to use the word “sustainable” lately, so they really ought to take their own advice and look at the commonwealth’s budget through that lens.
Farry’s Commuter Tax Fairness Act to protect local taxpayers passes Senate
The bill would return earned income tax dollars paid by non-residents to the municipalities where they live, rather than where they work.
Calderaio runs for reelection on Buckingham’s environmental stewardship
Calderaio hopes to meet his reelection challenge from Democratic pet-toy company manager Mike Bateman by reminding township voters of Buckingham’s strengths and Calderaio’s own role in maintaining them.
Senate Finance Committee advances Farry’s Commuter Tax Fairness Act
The bill would make the Philadelphia’s City Wage Tax more equitable for non-residents and ensure that earned income tax dollars are returned to the municipalities where these non-residents live, not where they work.