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Showing posts with label commuter tax. Show all posts
Showing posts with label commuter tax. Show all posts
Thursday, December 11, 2014

Easton Commuter Tax Hearing Delayed

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A lawsuit challenging Easton's controversial and unpopular hearing tax, which was scheduled for 11 am today, has been delayed. Northampt...
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Thursday, December 04, 2014

NorCo Sues To Stop Easton Commuter Tax

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Easton's commuter tax, which was raised from 1.75% to 1.95% last week , has been challenged in the first of what is expected to be two c...
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Friday, November 28, 2014

Easton Commuter Tax Challenge On Horizon

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Panto and a political advisor Last week, Easton City Council did what everyone knew they would do - increase the commuter tax. They know...
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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Scomillio: Easton Commuter Tax Illegal

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Phil Lauer (L) represents Council. Vic Scomillio (R) represents the County. Easton Mayor Sal Panto got a little greedy. He is the proud...
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Friday, October 03, 2014

NorCo Council Unanimously Condemns Easton Commuter Tax

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Controller Steve Barron On the day after a judge determined that Scranton's commuter tax is illegal, Easton Mayor Sal Panto announced...
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Thursday, October 02, 2014

It's Time For Northampton County To Say No To Easton

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Below is a resolution that I hope to see adopted this evening. A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO STOP COLLEC...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Judge Strikes Down Controversial Scranton Commuter Tax

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The Opinion, penned by Senior Judge John Braxton, is here , courtesy of WNEP .
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Friday, August 10, 2012

Commuter Tax: Where Were the Public Sector Unions?

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Northampton County Council adopted a resolution opposing Easton's commuter Tax. Executive John Stoffa, who understands Easton's fi...
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Barron: Commuter Tax Could Cost NorCo Workers $300,000

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Last night, Easton City Council allowed public comment on its controversial commuter tax. No member of Northampton County Council appeared. ...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

NorCo Workforce Considers Boycott Over Easton Tax Grab

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On July 25, Easton City Council will vote on a proposed commuter tax, a 0.75% income tax on nonresidents to pay for an underfunded pension. ...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Panto to NorCo Council - Stay Out of our Business

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The Commuter Last week , Northampton County Council unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Easton's proposed commuter tax, whic...
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Monday, July 09, 2012

Hearing on Easton Commuter Tax Tonight

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Easton Eccentric reports that there will be a hearing at 6 PM tonight for public input concerning Easton's proposed commuter tax.  A vo...
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Thursday, July 05, 2012

Easton Commuter's Tax Cometh

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It's ironic that Easton is one of the first places from which the Declaration of Independence as proudly proclaimed in 1776. Back in t...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

First the NIZ, Now a Commuter Tax

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Despite all its secrecy and, later, its bullying, Allentown's attempted tax grab from other municipalities has blown up in its face. Ins...
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