From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center released a complete analysis of Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed 2018-19 budget. The full report can be downloaded here. “Governor Wolf has presented another austere … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): We’re happy to report that Governor Wolf’s proposed 2018-19 includes substantial investments in early learning, K-12 education and efforts to support strong parenting. See line items related to children’s investments. Below is PPC’s recap … Continued
From Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (https://clsphila.org/): State Bills Would Harm Pennsylvanians Struggling to Get By, and Cost PA Millions in Federal Dollars with No State Savings. The proposals announced by a number of legislators on January 2, 2018 as … Continued
From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): Please urge Governor Wolf to support adequate funding for the State Food Purchase Program and the PA Agricultural Surplus system in the 2018-19 PA budget. First—follow this link: https://www.governor.pa.gov/contact/ Fill in the requested information. When you … Continued
From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): Join Hunger-Free Pennsylvania share with Governor Wolf how important the State Food Purchase Program and Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System are to low-income families & individuals in Pennsylvania. Please take a moment to read the message If … Continued
By: Charles Thompson, Penn Live Updated: October 31, 2017 Closing out Pennsylvania’s 2017-18 state budget proved to be really difficult in Pennsylvania’s current era of divided government. We’ll soon find out what living with the solution will be like. Gov. Tom … Continued
Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/26/2017 — UPDATED: 11:18 AM EDT Three months, three weeks and five days past deadline, the last of the bills to balance the state budget is finally headed to the governor. Whether Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will approve … Continued
HARRISBURG – Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement after the release of the Governor’s plan to securitize PLCB profits. “As he recognizes, Governor Wolf’s plan to borrow $1.2 billion on the basis … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): In Pennsylvania, rumors began to swirl late last week about a potential deal to end the 2017-18 state budget impasse, which has continued for three months without a revenue plan to fund … Continued
From the Campaign for Fair Education Funding (http://fairfundingpa.org/): Unless our state leaders take action to fund the state budget, our public schools could be facing cuts of nearly $1 billion. The legislature passed budget this summer but not a revenue … Continued