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In this newsletter: Allegheny County’s property tax assessment system will effectively be on the November ballot ([link removed]) as the process appears ripe for change amid litigation and criticism that it unfairly taxes lower-income communities and new homebuyers.
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** Property taxes divide Allegheny County executive candidates, and Philadelphia’s experience looms large ([link removed])
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Sara Innamorato could bring changed, but fairer, property taxes, while Joe Rockey would avoid a reassessment that could hike bills. Across the state, efforts to blunt the pain of reassessment got mixed reviews.
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