From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center today released a complete analysis of Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed 2017-18 budget. The full report can be downloaded here. “Governor Wolf’s budget proposal is … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-01/budget-policy-and-priorities/budget-watchdog-bigger-military-budget-could-hurt-pa/a56638-2 March 1, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A higher proposed military budget would mean cuts to domestic spending and foreign aid. (USAF/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – State budgets would … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): The Governor gave is budget address this morning. His staff briefed the environmental community yesterday afternoon on his budget, as well. The top-line narrative of his budget is increasing investment in education, consolidating government, a severance tax, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): For those of us who believe that the government and non-profit sectors have a key role to play in creating communities that thrive and broadly shared prosperity, there is much to like … Continued
From the Campaign for Fair Education Funding (http://fairfundingpa.org/): (Harrisburg, Pa.) – The Campaign for Fair Education issued the following statement on Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to increase basic education funding by $100 million in his 2017-18 budget proposal: We appreciate … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-26/budget-policy-and-priorities/pennsylvania-facing-more-fiscal-woes/a56105-1 January 26, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Growing deficits and few reserves make Pennsylvania’s budget problems worse than that of most other states. (Jason Burmeister/flickr.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/january/obamacare-repeal-state-budget-time-bomb Jan 26, 2017 03:23 pm | John Neurohr This piece originally ran in Pennlive on January 26, 2017. You think Pennsylvania has budget problems now? Wait until the Affordable Care Act is gone. That’s probably a parochial, … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2017/january/state-and-local-government-workforce-pennsylvania-2nd-smallest-country Jan 11, 2017 12:26 pm | Mark Price As we begin to debate the 2017-18 state budget, the anti-government spin merchants will (yet again) paint a picture of a menacing, out-of-control public sector in Pennsylvania eating up … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2016/december/new-report-fair-share-tax-plan-pennsylvania Dec 21, 2016 05:35 pm | John Neurohr In the wake of Budget Secretary Randy Albright’s mid-year budget briefing and the news that the Pennsylvania budget for 2016-17 will have a deficit of $600 million, the Pennsylvania … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Over the holidays, the PA Budget and Policy Center released an important proposal, outlining a comprehensive plan to close the state’s looming deficit and give lawmakers the financial flexibility to invest in our … Continued