Philadelphia Lawmakers Eye Changes To City’s Business Taxes
Introduced today in Philadelphia City Council: a plan that could radically alter the city’s business tax by shifting some of the burden from local firms to large, national companies. But the idea faces...
View ArticleEx-Phillie Jamie Moyer Shares His Philanthropy Story
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Members of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce today got a lesson in giving back to the community from former Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen (above). As...
View ArticleCity Council Fails To Resurrect Mandatory Sick Leave Measure
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Even as Philadelphia City Council today overrode one veto by Mayor Michael Nutter today (see related story), another veto by the mayor will stand. Nutter had rejected a bill that...
View ArticleArea CEOs, Lawmakers Meet To Discuss Regional Growth Goals
By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The goal of economic growth in the Delaware Valley through regional cooperation brought shakers and movers to Philadelphia’s Cira Center in West Philadelphia...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Paid Sick Leave Bill is DOA For 2nd Time in Three Years
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Supporters of mandatory paid sick leave in Philadelphia are vowing to fight on, after the plan died today on the floor of City Council. “I’m very disappointed,” said...
View ArticleCity Council Committee Pushes Alternative Funding Source For School Budget Gap
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Two days after Mayor Nutter proposed a new tax on cigarettes and a higher liquor tax (see related story), a City Council committee today gave initial approval a...
View ArticleTransportation Advocates: We Can Win Pennsylvania House Vote
By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) - Advocates for new state transportation funding are expressing confidence that a proposal passed by the state senate to raise $2.5-billion a year can win approval...
View Article2013 IN REVIEW: Nutter Vetoes Paid Sick Leave Bill
By Steve Tawa PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A paid sick leave bill died on the floor of Philadelphia City Council, after Mayor Nutter vetoed the measure for a second time in three years. The rafters were filled...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Business Community Sets Five-Year Agenda For Regional Growth
By Paul Kurtz PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce today launched a project to boost economic growth throughout the area. The “Roadmap for Growth for Philadelphia:...
View ArticleRift Between City Government And Business Community Opens For Unexpected Reason
CITY HALL (CBS) — Bill 160840 attracted only enthusiastic supporters when it came up for a hearing, last fall. Witnesses testified that the bill, which would bar employers from asking about a job...
View ArticlePhila. Chamber of Commerce CEO Will Head Penna. Higher Education Study Panel
By Steve Tawa PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — While he is slashing the funding to state-owned and state-related universities across Pennsylvania for a second year in a row (see related story), Governor Tom...
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