From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Jeff Garis, Outreach and Engagement Director for the PA Budget and Policy Center, joins this podcast (https://soundcloud.com/pbpc_podcast/episode-53-a-bipartisan-revenue-plan-but-no-end-in-sight-jeff-garis) to talk about the (very late) PA budget, the bipartisan revenue package passed out of … Continued
Posted at https://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/july/budget-deal-good-bad-and-ugly Jul 27, 2017 09:25 pm | Marc Stier It’s time for Speaker of the House Mike Turzai to come back from his fundraising trip and call the Pennsylvania House of Representatives together and belatedly finish the Pennsylvania … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): The State Senate budget deal makes one thing clear: oil and gas industry profits are more important to the legislature than protecting the air you breathe and the water your drink. Essentially, your state legislators are increasing … Continued
Updated on July 28, 2017 at 9:28 AMPosted on July 27, 2017 at 7:49 PM By Charles Thompson (cthompson@pennlive.com) This ain’t over. That was the no-so-subtle subtext of a memo sent by leaders of the Pennsylvania House’s Republican majority to their … Continued
Posted at https://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/july/drillers-are-right-%E2%80%93-pa-needs-tax-rate-gas-other-states-it%E2%80%99s-time-severance-tax Jul 21, 2017 09:06 pm | Stephen Herzenberg In its recent letter to Speaker Mike Turzai, the Marcellus Shale Coalition points (in paragraph three) to the effective tax rate (ETR) on production as a key indicator of … Continued
From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): Due to vacations, our July 2017 PA IPL climate policy briefing call is CANCELLED, but we are still providing a policy update summary below, beginning with opportunities for action and witness. Our monthly … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): In a last ditch effort to balance the state budget, one of the legislators’ top ideas is to raid crucial funds dedicated to protecting your land, water, recreation, and open spaces. Just weeks after the legislature passed a … Continued
By: Capitolwire Published: July 26, 2017 The state Senate returns for some potential budget work today and Thursday. The Senate is scheduled to gavel in today at 3 p.m., and at 11 a.m. on Thursday. One would expect senators will spend … Continued
Posted at https://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/july/speaker-turzai-lead-follow-or-get-out-way Posted by Marc Stier on July 20, 2017 9:47 pm The Pennsylvania Budget for Fiscal 2017-2018 is still not finished. Pennsylvanians deserve to know why and who is responsible. The answer is the House Republican Caucus led by Speaker of … Continued
Posted at https://www.thirdandstate.org/2017/july/statement-state-pa-budget-negotiations Jul 22, 2017 10:56 pm | John Neurohr Marc Stier, Director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement on the current state of PA budget negotiations: “If news reports are accurate, enough members … Continued