Carlynton school directors approved a $34.365 million budget with no increase to the district’s millage rate, honored retirees and discussed issues affecting education at the state level during the June…
Sto-Rox hikes tax rate, Montour boosts staffing
By Alice Crow & Elizabeth Perry Carlynton, Cornell, Montour and Sto-Rox have all approved final budget proposals for the 2022-23 school year, with Cornell and Sto-Rox both proposing tax raises.…
What do you want to see in the state budget?
On Feb. 8, Gov. Tom Wolf addressed a joint session of the House and Senate and presented his executive budget proposal for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Every year, budget season…
Township exceeds budget predictions by $1.7 million
Having budgeted conservatively ahead of 2020, an independent audit shows throughout the year Robinson exceeded forecast revenues while also spending less than allocated in the spending plan. The audit report,…
Final budget approvals lock in tax raises for area school districts
Final 2021-22 spending plans passed late June ensure residents of the Sto-Rox, Carlynton and Cornell districts will all see raises to their property tax bills over the coming year. The…
Coraopolis holds line on 2021 property taxes in yearly budget
Coraopolis council held the line on 2021 property taxes while anticipating receipt of about $40,000 less in revenue for 2021 based on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty surrounding potential…
With charter school reform scrapped, public budgetary struggles continue
State plans for charter school reform took a back seat after the onset of COVID-19 this year. Smaller public schools like Sto-Rox and Cornell continue struggling to fund these charters.…






