Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-09-25/energy-policy/pa-faith-leaders-speak-out-on-environmental-loopholes/a59541-1 September 25, 2017 – Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Some faith groups say a state budget measure would threaten Pennsylvania’s environment and health.<br />(Hamed Saber/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Some Pennsylvania faith … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement following the announcement of a credit downgrade for the state of Pennsylvania: The decision by Standard & Poor’s … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): It’s late September and the PA budget is still not complete. There has been movement in the past few weeks, but still no agreement on a revenue bill to pay for the … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Deadlock over the state budget continues in Harrisburg and without your help, a clean healthy environment could be sacrificed as part of the deal. Just this week, the Senate rejected HB 453, an ill-conceived plan by the House … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-09-14/education/budget-impasse-called-man-made-disaster-for-schools/a59426-1 September 14, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window If a revenue bill is not passed by Friday, school funding may be cut by $1 billion. (12019/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — While … Continued
Posted at http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/09/13/pa-house-sends-senate-hotly-contested-revenue-plan/ KYW 1060AM Philadelphia, 9/13/2017 Voting mostly along party lines, the state House has passed a controversial, Republican-crafted revenue plan to pay for PA’s already-enacted budget without significant tax increases. The revenue plan involves the use of what … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-09-13/environment/environmentalists-ask-house-to-reject-budget-riders/a59415-1 September 13, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Groups say riders to the Senate budget bill would put air, water and health at risk. (Jared Kofsky/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): We just got word that Delaware County Republicans who call themselves “moderate” have apparently agreed to the extremist plan to raid special funds set aside for environmental protection and public safety – … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-09-12/budget-policy-and-priorities/groups-say-budget-deadline-could-mean-cuts/a59409-2 September 12, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Advocates warn that education funding could be cut by $1 billion this school year. (pxhere) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A wide-raging coalition of … Continued
From POWER (http://www.powerinterfaith.org/): We are at an impasse on passing a revenue package for the state budget. If we don’t pass a package soon, there is a strong possibility that the services we all rely upon will be frozen or … Continued