property taxes

Property Tax Reassessment Reform Task Force Reports Shine Light on a Battle Worth Winning

April 10, 2012

Tweet Last week, the State House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 2137, which imposes a statewide moratorium on all court-ordered property tax reassessments. If this sounds somewhat familiar to you, it’s because the House passed a nearly identical bill, House Bill 1696, last June. After inexplicably being amended in the State Senate, the bill [...]

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Treat The Disease of Reassessments, Not the Symptoms

January 10, 2012

Tweet One of the fringe issues of 2011 came roaring to the forefront as the calendar flipped to 2012. When Allegheny County was forced by a judge to release its first set of property tax reassessment numbers last week, people went indiscriminately crazy as their property values skyrocketed with no rhyme or reason. Even if [...]

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Blogging the Table Games Bill- We'll Do it Live!

December 14, 2009

Tweet 2:29 PM: Here we are, sitting on the House floor, debating amendments to SB 711, which is the bill that would legalize table games in Pennsylvania. We’re still debating because the House Republicans spent most of last week employing childish filibustering tactics in an attempt to delay a vote. I thought I would multi-task [...]

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All Politics Really Are Local

May 17, 2009

Tweet Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O’Neill famously declared that “all politics is local”. You can take such a statement in a variety of ways, but there are some profound truths hidden in there. The 2009 Municipal Primary Election is on Tuesday, May 19, and voter turnout is expected to be extremely [...]

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See? It's not all bad news!

May 5, 2009

Tweet From today’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Gambling begets property tax relief for southwest Pennsylvania By Bill Zlatos TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Property taxes for residents of Southwestern Pennsylvania will fall by as much as $407 next year, offset by taxes on casino profits that will go to school districts, officials said Monday. “They should see [...]

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An article, a video and a postcard from the NRA; it's like a political Gordie Howe Hat Trick.

October 28, 2008

TweetWith only one week left until Election Day, the crazy will undoubtedly be flying fast and furious, but I’m going to do my best to get as much posted as possible. I’ve got three items for you today. First, thanks to my friends at the National Rifle Association for mailing out postcards to all of [...]

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It's easier to get good press when the newspaper isn't being run by your opponent's campaign. Welcome to the NFL.

October 13, 2008

TweetI am proud to announce that I have received the endorsement from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: White in the 46th: A young reformer deserves a second term Monday, October 13, 2008 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Voters in the 46th District sent Democrat Jesse White to the state House in 2006, and in the past two years he has [...]

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Midday Mixer in Midway

October 3, 2008

Tweet Today I spoke at the monthly meeting of the Midway Senior Citizens group; the talk primarily centered on how the Legislature has delivered on property tax relief from legalized gaming, plus a clarification about the use of the Washington County Local Share money from the Meadows Casino. We had a very nice conversation and [...]

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First puppies, now little kids and senior citizens? You'd think that someone is running for office around here!

April 20, 2008

TweetBetween campaign stops, I had the opportunity over the past few days to stop at a couple of my favorite spots in the 46th District. I started Thursday morning off with a trip to the Happy Face Learning Center in Washington, where I read a book to a group of kids and then stayed to [...]

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