So there’s this: On the one hand, state House Republicans appear to have completely lost their collective ability to get a completed state budget across the goal line. On the… Read More
The state House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday night that represents one way to backfill the bulk of a $2.2 billion deficit in this year’s $32.0 billion state budget…. Read More
A potentially far-reaching lawsuit demanding expensive steps to limit the harm from concussions among high school and junior high athletes cleared a significant legal hurdle Tuesday. Allentown Morning Call, Oct…. Read More
The state House and Senate are back in session after taking time off following the collapse of budget negotiations earlier this month. There’s no concrete strategy moving forward. But some… Read More
Almost 20 of Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts finished the 2015-16 budget year with less than no money in the bank, Department of Education records show. Those districts are outliers though,… Read More
A question on the Nov. 7 ballot provides a way for school districts, counties and municipalities to zero out property taxes that owners pay on the homes or farms where… Read More
Pennsylvania’s deficit-riddled finances are in new territory, as Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf assembles a package to balance the state’s budget without involvement from a Republican-controlled Legislature riven by ideological and… Read More
A majority of Pennsylvania school districts are concerned about cybersecurity but say they don’t have enough resources to prepare for potential breaches, concluded a statewide survey released Thursday by state… Read More
The state Department of Community and Economic Development is moving this week to approve tax credits for businesses that donate to programs that largely funnel the money to private schools… Read More
State Treasurer Joe Torsella on Thursday announced he had issued a $700 million loan from Treasury’s short-term investment pool to help cover $1.2 billion in scheduled payments to Medicaid providers… Read More