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Budgets impact county and state partnership
Guest Columns, Opinion
DOUGLAS E. HILL Executive Director County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania 
Mar 01, 2017
Pennsylvania counties have a 235-year history of partnership with the Commonwealth, dating from the earliest counties established by William Penn in 1...
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What’s happening in Sweden
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Feb 23, 2017
As if on cue, riots broke out in a heavily immigrant suburb of Stockholm as soon as the media mocked President Donald Trump for a vague warning about ...
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McKean Co. taxes going up in 2017
Local News, News, Online Features
ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Dec 29, 2016
SMETHPORT ––The McKean County Commissioners approved the 2017 budget on Wednesday, which calls for taxes to be raised by 1 ¼-mills. The general fund b...
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Real estate taxes going up in City of Bradford
Local News, News, Online Features
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Dec 28, 2016
Real estate taxes in the City of Bradford are going up, and Mayor Tom Riel is imploring the Bradford Area School District to join the city in fighting...
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Tax hike called for in Potter County
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AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@yahoo.com 
Dec 23, 2016
COUDERSPORT —The Potter County Commissioners adopted the county budget for 2017, which will raise taxes by one-half mill for the coming year. The appr...
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Cameron County budget calls for no tax increase
Local News, News
AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@yahoo.com 
Dec 23, 2016
EMPORIUM —The Cameron County Commissioners approved a finalized budget of $7,772,539.85 with no tax increase for 2017. The commissioners said they wer...
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New leadership, projects at Bradford library for 2017
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Dec 21, 2016
Bradford Area Public Library trustees approved a $348,198 budget and appointed new officers at a meeting Tuesday. The spending plan is $10,413 more th...
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Ridgway Borough Council adopts tax-free budget
Local News, News
RICHARD LECKER III Era Correspondent richardlecker3@gmail.com 
Dec 20, 2016
RIDGWAY — Ridgway Borough Council was in a negative mood on Monday — adopting a 2017 budget that calls for no tax increase, no water rate hike and no ...
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Police department returning to Mount Jewett
Local News, News
ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Dec 09, 2016
Mount Jewett will likely see some good news in 2017. The line is slated to be held on taxes, and the police force could be returning to the borough, o...
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Tax increase expected for McKean County residents
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Dec 08, 2016
McKean County property owners are expected to be hit by a 1 ¼-mill tax increase next year, something officials indicated they couldn't prevent, even w...
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No tax increase expected in Coudersport Borough
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Dec 06, 2016
Taxes are expected to remain the same in 2017 for Coudersport Borough property owners. On Dec. 21, borough council is scheduled to approve the propose...
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Ridgway council passes preliminary budget with no tax increase
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RICHARD LECKER III Era Correspondent richardlecker3@gmail.com 
Nov 22, 2016
RIDGWAY — Ridgway Borough Council passed a preliminary budget on Monday that includes no tax increase. The general fund budget, which sits just above ...
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