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Democrats are coming woefully short in providing solutions for cost-of-living problems that are largely of their own making.

Philly suburbs pay Pennsylvania’s highest school taxes, new report finds

For suburban taxpayers, property tax pressure comes from three directions: school districts, county government, and local municipalities.

Falls supervisors adopted a 2026 budget that increases the current 8.97 millage rate by an additional one mill to 9.97 mills total.

Angela Goodwin of the Joint Recreation Authority also informed the board that the JRA purchased a new slide for the Holiday House pool.

Yardley Police pay will go up from $44,000 to $55,300 at the low end.

Bob Harvie has spent six years proving that his only solution to a problem is a deeper reach into your pocket.

The spending plan includes $60.5 million in operating expenses and $15.5 million for capital projects.

Democratic Commissioners Bob Harvie and Diane Ellis-Marseglia voted in favor of the budget, while GOP Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo opposed the plan.

The board enacted a $517 million plan to fund the government through the end of next year.

The quarter-mill hike funds operations, capital projects as the township posts surplus.