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‘Pennsylvania must do better:’ Advocacy community splits on Wolf’s budget plan
Where you stand on the administration's proposal for the fiscal year that starts on July 1 largely depends on where you sit.
It’s our birthday! It’s your budget day! | Tuesday Morning Coffee
A Wolf budget. A Trump State of the Union. What could possibly go wrong?
Read the full text of Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2019 budget address
The administration's $34 billion spending plan increases state spending by nearly $1 billion without any major tax increases.
Five takeaways from Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2019-20 budget
From a minimum wage increase to a new fee on municipalities
Pa. voters spoke: On Budget Day, it’s time for Wolf, lawmakers to turn those words into action | Anwar Curtis
As the draw up a new state budget for 2019-2020, Gov. Tom Wolf and the General Assembly need to hear the voices of all Pennsylvanians. Not just special interests.
Pennsylvania budget season starts today. Here’s what you need to know
Getting a budget passed is complicated, but the end result should be: spending = revenue.
Can doctors and rising suicide rates convince Pa. lawmakers to act on guns?
When more than a dozen moderate Republican lawmakers lost their re-election bids in 2018, some advocates worried that the new makeup of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly could stymie legislation on progressive policy issues. As one of the state’s leading advocates for gun-control, Shira Goodman, executive director of CeaseFire PA, knows that moderate lawmakers can drum up […]
No, John Fetterman isn’t wearing a tie. And you need to stop talking about that | John L. Micek
Pennsylvania's new lieutenant governor is already well-known for a few things. He'd like you to look beyond that.
Wolf, lawmakers need to remember that local solutions are the key to fighting opioid abuse | Opinion
State lawmakers and Gov. Tom Wolf have made tremendous strides, but local responses are best crafted by county leaders and their partners in communities across the state.
Pa. made progress on gun control in 2018. Here’s what has to happen next | Sean P. Quinlan
It’s in the single digits outside right now. but we all know it will warm up soon. And when it does, it will mark the rebirth, the reawakening of all manner of plant an animal species. Warmer temperatures bring brighter spirits and new beginnings. Here in Pennsylvania however, the coming season holds peril as well. […]