Pennsylvania schools will be able to purchase lockable cell phone pouches under a state grant program aimed at improving mental health and school safety. Click here for full article. (Subscription… Read More
After weeks of tense, secretive negotiations on Pennsylvania’s budget, the legislature has approved a $47.6 billion spending deal that falls short of the investment in public schools Democrats first proposed… Read More
Pennsylvania lawmakers ground through a flurry of votes Thursday to approve a budget deal, nearly two weeks into the new fiscal year after being slowed by disagreements during closed-door negotiations… Read More
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the state budget deal late Thursday night saying the deal was a compromise by both sides of the divided legislature. The main bill of the… Read More
Lawmakers in the state Capitol are finalizing the details of a new way to fund public education and nearing a budget deal, a week after the deadline to approve a… Read More
The June 30 deadline for Pennsylvania’s 2025 budget has come and gone without a funding deal, again. But despite staying mostly mum on details, all sides — the governor’s office,… Read More
Questions about education, income tax and recreational vice remain unresolved as Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s second budget proposal approaches the June 30 deadline. Click here for full article. Public Opinion/USA Today,… Read More
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a bill into law Monday that instructs the Pennsylvania Department of Education to mandate the moment of silence and identify a model curriculum for teaching students… Read More
The lawmakers who made a $5.1 billion proposal to change the way Pennsylvania funds education said they believed it would result in significant long-term benefits. An analysis released by the… Read More
On Friday, legislation introduced by state Rep. Jim Haddock (D-118, Pittston Twp.) passed in the state Senate to make sure those who died in largest terrorist attack in U.S. history continue to… Read More