From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): News reports indicate that some state representatives would like to pass the 2019-20 PA budget quickly and go on vacation for the summer, without raising the minimum wage. Meanwhile, large numbers of … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Proposal points in the right direction, but is limited by lack of revenue. Read the full report here. Watch a webinar with report co-authors walking through their analysis here. View the PowerPoint … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): Governor Wolf’s 2019-20 state budget proposal contains some good initiatives, but it also diverts millions of dollars from key resource agencies and local environmental programs to close funding shortfalls. We can’t let that happen. Tell your state … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-01-07/education/educators-urge-wolf-to-up-funding-for-special-education/a65126-1 January 7, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 270,000 children with disabilities attend Pennsylvania schools. (akshayapatra/pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Education advocates want Gov. Tom Wolf to include increased … Continued
Posted at https://palegalaid.net/news/pa-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-eliminating-general-asssistance July 18, 2018 Today, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania took an important step to protect Pennsylvanians living in deep poverty because of serious disability, domestic violence, or other factors that prevent them from working. By a decision of … Continued
Posted at https://www.thirdandstate.org/2018/june/general-assembly-budget-mirrors-many-governor’s-priorities-does-not-go-far-enough Posted by Diana Polson on June 22, 2018 11:25 pm The House and Senate have now passed a $32.7-billion state budget — $281 million less than the governor’s proposed budget, which is expected to be passed on to the … Continued
From Pennsylvania’s Choice (http://pachoice.org/): There seems to be an overall optimism among state legislators that the Pennsylvania budget will pass on time given the positive revenue numbers in the state, a straight-forward budget proposal by the governor, and no haunting … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): While the state legislature is on break this week and next, PPC is focusing on the remaining weeks left on the calendar before the looming June 30th budget deadline and making a strong case … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center recently completed a survey of 1,150 registered voters in Pennsylvania, conducted by nationally acclaimed polling firm TargetSmart. The poll was carried out on behalf of We … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): PBPC has released an analysis of the education components of Governor Tom Wolf’s proposed 2018-19 budget. The full report can be downloaded here. A blog post with a synopsis of the findings … Continued