…has agreed, at state Democratic legislative leaders’ request, not to veto the state budget closure package on his desk “today.” Click here for full article. Source: Pennlive.com, March 21, 2016….
…state gathered at the Capitol to remind Gov. Tom Wolf and state lawmakers that their work is not done. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive.com, April 4, 2016….
…$5.9 billion included in the 2015-16 budget for basic education funding and Ready to Learn block grants should be distributed. Click here for full article. Source: Pennlive.com, April 6, 2016….
The House on Tuesday passed a $31.6 billion spending plan for 2016-17 that sets the table for a final round of negotiations with the Senate and Gov. Tom Wolf. Click…
…the national motto, “In God We Trust,” inside their buildings is once again on the move in the state House. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive.com, April 11, 2016….
In the wake of last year’s protracted budget impasse, a bipartisan group of lawmakers are considering the virtues of a two-year budget cycle. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive.com,…
…education funding in the 2015-16 state budget using a formula his administration invented is not going to fly with them. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive.com, April 13, 2016….
…will become law, nearly 10 months after it was due and about two months before the next fiscal year begins. Click here for full article. Source: Pennlive.com, April 22, 2016….
The chairman of the state House Appropriations Committee said Monday he believes Pennsylvania’s 2016-17 budget can be balanced without an increase in the state’s personal income or state sales taxes….
Although hard to imagine in today’s climate of fiscal austerity, 20 years ago the commonwealth was rolling in cash. Click here for full article. Source: PennLive.com, April 27, 2016….