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Tax Reform Committee Ended Its Hearings; Report Due

With Video. Local state House Rep. Tom Quigley, who is leaving the Legislature, lamented that the problem of property tax reform has persisted for more than 40 years and is still without a solution.

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Not Bad For Starters: Legislators To Make $83,000

Not Bad For Starters: Legislators To Make $83,000

Pennsylvania state senators and House representative alike will earn a base salary of $83,000 beginning Dec. 1, thanks to a 2.2-percent automatic cost-of-living increase.

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Best Size For State House May Be 150, Leader Says

Sam Smith, speaker of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives for the past six months, said Tuesday that the optimal number of state representatives might be somewhere around 150. He was part of this week’s debate over shrinking the size of state government.

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