Congress is making momentous decisions that could fundamentally reshape U.S. health care with a serious negative impact on our most vulnerable children. LehighValleyLive.com, May 30, 2017 Full story…
The state Senate Appropriations Committee has scheduled a meeting for Sunday evening to amend in proposed language of a long-sought reform to the state’s major public employee pension plans. PennLive.com,…
…passed the state Senate on a 40-9 vote Monday afternoon. Later Monday, the bail passed a preliminary vote in the House State Government Committee, keeping on course for a final…
…survey on the 2017-18 school district budget outlook looks a lot like ones produced from the same survey done in the past few years. PennLive.com, June 7, 2017 Full story…
Sara Desino is one of a growing number of students in the commonwealth who are graduating from high school. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the graduation rate rose…
…of Educational Progress scores to be disturbing and wants to know what the state plans to do to narrow it. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive.com, July 15, 2016….
…package of tax and revenue increases at the state Capitol Tuesday, with an eye toward a new, July 11 deadline. Click here for full article. Source: Pennlive.com, July 6, 2016….
…hopefully before Gov. Tom Wolf launches debate on his 2016-17 proposal, which is now scheduled for a Feb. 9 unveiling. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive.com, Jan. 27, 2016….
has GOP Threatening a Lawsuit: If you think the battle over the 2015-16 state budget is over, think again. Gov. Tom Wolf opened up a new front in that nearly yearlong…
…number of homeless students grew by 8% between 2012-13 and 2013-14, compared with Pennsylvania’s 18% rise in that same time. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive.com, Feb. 3, 2016….