It’s like a recurring bad dream. A new year, a new turnpike toll hike. Now, driving the length of the highway costs upwards of $65.70—not counting the return trip. Only, this nightmare is real. We know the usual suspects: infrastructure…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Three strikes and you're ... Gov. Josh Shapiro It’s three strikes for the divided Pennsylvania legislature and its leader, Gov. Josh Shapiro,” reports The Center Square. For the third…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Budget deadline arrives; budget does not Today is the state budget deadline, but don’t expect a state budget. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the state “is expected to start…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Bailouts, gaming, and spending hold up budget Spotlight PA reports that lawmakers are set to blow past the traditional June 30 budget deadline as they seek to navigate what…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Medicaid ‘looms’ over state budget talks The Inquirer reports that “ballooning” Medicaid costs are “looming over state budget talks.” And despite all the talk about federal changes to Medicaid to reduce…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Senate committee passes zero-based budgeting Yesterday, the Pa. Senate Finance Committee advanced legislation, sponsored by Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (York County) that would “overhaul Pennsylvania’s budgeting process” by instituting “zero-based budgeting (ZBB),…
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Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Lawmaker questions Shapiro admin on sports ticket spending GOP state Sen. Jarrett Coleman (Bucks & Lehigh counties) has sent a letter to the Shapiro administration asking for “details on…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Pa. elected officials respond to U.S. strikes on Iran U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick expressed bipartisan support for Saturday’s strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. McCormick stated, “This…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Is this fight over transparency? Or revenue? Visit just about any Pennsylvania newspaper website this week, and you may see an editorial opposing SB194. This bill, introduced by state…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! No budget by June 30, and no marijuana-for-fun Speaking to reporters yesterday, Pa. Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman predicted the state budget will not be complete by the traditional…