pa-budget-2020

Workforce recommendations will be a key part of budget proposal, Wolf says

BY: - January 27, 2020

Wolf presented the Keystone Economic Development and Workforce Command Center’s report on Pennsylvania’s workforce. The Command Center, which was created last February, made 42 recommendations and outlined five barriers to employment.   

In budget sneak peek, Gov. Wolf rolls out $12.35M grant program to fund manufacturing research

BY: - January 24, 2020

Surrounded by exposed steel beams and robotic arms, Gov. Tom Wolf announced a plan to invest $12.35 million in advanced manufacturing research at colleges and universities across the commonwealth.

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Who are the real winners and losers in the Pa. Lottery’s jackpots? | Opinion

BY: - January 23, 2020

In the end, everyone loses – except the instant-gratification stalwarts, who once again will boast about keeping the state budget numbers balanced.

Pa. county commissioners put mental health funding front and center on 2020 budget wish list

BY: - January 14, 2020

The local officials called for "targeted, strategic investment" of public dollars, for the new fiscal year that starts on July 1.

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Report: Pittsburgh’s fracking industry shed 400 jobs in 2019; More could be on the way for 2020 | Monday Morning Coffee

BY: - January 6, 2020

How the argument for Restore PA just got even harder. Can Gov. Tom Wolf seal the deal on a severance tax with an industry in seeming free fall?