PENN LIVE: With campaign promises solidifying into governing plans at this writing, Gov. Tom Wolf appears to be ready to join a long line of Pennsylvania governors who have tried to significantly reduce property taxes.
Multiple sources told PennLive this week they expect Wolf’s “tax fairness” plan to include a major slash at residential school property tax bills, in keeping with his larger goal of shifting more education costs to state government.
The plan, while not eliminating property taxes altogether as some lawmakers would like, would add to the small breaks currently derived from former Gov. Ed Rendell’s legalization of casino gambling, sources said… (more)
