Showing posts with label NPPennsylvania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NPPennsylvania. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Statewide fee-for-services bill pushed for nonprofits

Statewide fee-for-services bill pushed for nonprofits: "State Sen. Wayne Fontana said today that he will introduce legislation allowing municipalities to charge tax-exempt institutions a fee based on their property holdings.

Mr. Fontana said it would allow municipalities to negotiate voluntary payments with universities, hospital systems and other large institutions that aren't subject to property taxes"

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Pennsylvania statehouse and political news and commentary from The Harrisburg Patriot-News - PennLive.com

Pennsylvania statehouse and political news and commentary from The Harrisburg Patriot-News - PennLive.com: "Nonprofits bring funding plea to Capitol
United Way officials urge state leaders to expedite money to service groups, who they say are facing a 'day of reckoning'
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
BY JAN MURPHY jmurphy@patriot-news.com

With food pantries around the state running out of food, domestic violence shelters on the brink of closing and child care programs shutting down, civic leaders are calling on state officials to provide relief that goes beyond the funds caught up in the budget logjam that social service agencies had expected by now."