State government began operating Tuesday under a $31 billion election-year spending bill that nevertheless lacks the tax collections to sustain it for the entire fiscal year, and lawmakers say they… Read More
There will be no repeat of last year’s nine-month budget debacle in Pennsylvania.That’s the good news from Harrisburg. Surprised? If that’s the case, relax. Some things in the capital have not… Read More
A festering dispute over the state’s 13 cyber schools, their funding and students’ sagging test scores is reigniting in Harrisburg. Click here for full article. Source: New Castle News, July… Read More
Easing the shortage of substitute teachers in Pennsylvania is the focus of legislation now before the state House of Representatives. Click here for full article. Source: WITF.org, July 10, 2016.
Gov. Tom Wolf offered a form of budget peace Sunday night, but he also raised questions in the process about whether the path he’s declared for himself meets black-letter legal… Read More
With little news of progress on the 2017 state budget coming out of Harrisburg, school advocates around the commonwealth are crossing their fingers a resolution comes soon. If not, Steve Robinson,… Read More
The clock keeps ticking toward decision day for Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on budget legislation that’s only partially funded. Click here for full article. Source: Associated Press, July 7, 2016.
As the state Legislature blithely adjourned last week without providing funding for a 2016-17 budget, taxpayers already were guaranteed more pain from the last budget stalemate. Click here for full… Read More
Negotiators got back to the hard business of trying to close out a negotiated, election-year package of tax and revenue increases at the state Capitol Tuesday, with an eye toward… Read More
After a day of closed-door negotiations, party leaders seem no closer to a state budget agreement than they were when they left the Capitol last Friday. Click here for full… Read More