Once Gov. Tom Wolf presented his budget proposal, my excellent staff started analyzing.

That’s what they do: They take information and, once they’ve reported the basic facts, they dig around to see what other relevant information they can find to share with you, the reader.



In this case, staff reporter Michael Sadowski took a look at how Wolf’s tax proposals compared with the tax rates in other states. It’s a fact-based look at the changes Wolf’s suggesting, particularly for the corporate net income tax, which Wolf wants to drop from 9.99 percent (the highest of our peer group) to 5.99 percent to 2015, then to 4.99 percent in 2016.



I urge you to look at the comparisons as you make your decision on whether you support these business tax sections of Wolf’s proposal. In many cases, I found myself murmuring, “Hmmmm, interesting,” as I read through the information. I hope you’ll find it just as enlightening.

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Government this week

It’s going to be fairly quiet this week around the Capitol, as the Senate is out of session and only a few House committees are meeting. Here’s a look at the committee schedule, and here’s a look at the schedule for next week for the full General Assembly.

