What Budget Deadline?
Gov. Corbett on Tuesday said he is willing to miss the June 30 deadline to pass a state budget if more time means he can get his initiatives done. “We…
Gov. Corbett on Tuesday said he is willing to miss the June 30 deadline to pass a state budget if more time means he can get his initiatives done. “We…
…the bill. The 410-page bill was passed the Senate Finance Committee along partisan lines less than 72 hours after it was publicly unveiled. No hearing has been held on the…
…votes for a pension bill. “To get a bill that can be passed by the Senate, passed by the House and signed by the governor means compromise,” said Senate Majority…
When finalizing the state budget last month, Pennsylvania lawmakers inked yet another delay for a plan that would require students to pass standardized tests before graduating high school. WHYY Keystone…
After a tumultuous budget process that saw state lawmakers pass a plan they couldn’t fully pay for, many are looking into changing how the system works entirely. WITF, Nov. 2,…
…than three months. One way to help resolve the stalemate, Wolf said, is for the General Assembly to pass “a reasonable shale tax.” Erie Times-News, Oct. 12, 2017 Full story…
Any talk of Pennsylvania’s education budget has to begin here: The commonwealth has no completed budget at the moment. State lawmakers did craft and pass a spending plan, but the…
As state law stands, Pennsylvania is scheduled to begin requiring students in two years to pass standardized Keystone examinations in order to graduate high school. But with the signing of…
Republican leaders in Pennsylvania’s House and Senate said Thursday evening it is impossible for them to pass a new congressional map before the state Supreme Court’s Friday deadline.? WITF, Feb….
One year ago, President Barack Obama and longtime education leaders in Congress burst through years of deadlock to pass the Every Student Succeeds Act, the first update to the nation’s…