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State lawmakers—particularly the ones running for office—have spent the last month touting the fact they passed a budget ahead of schedule after a decade…
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For the first time in Gov. Tom Wolf’s tenure, he has signed a budget. And after three years of protracted negotiations, the election year plan is finished…
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The state House has taken a significant step toward finishing the commonwealth’s $32.7 billion budget plan ahead of next week’s deadline—passing the…
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Key elements of a $32.7 billion spending package for Pennsylvania's approaching fiscal year are heading toward a state House vote.The no-new-taxes…
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Pennsylvania might have its state budget—or at least part of it—done by the end of this week.Rank and file members don't have much information yet. But if…
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With the commonwealth’s budget deadline a month away, negotiations haven’t begun in earnest.But talks are ongoing behind the scenes—and that means a…
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It’s almost time for lawmakers to start work on the state budget.But after several cycles of tortuous negotiations made more difficult by persistent…
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Just months after exiting financially distressed status, the city of Pittsburgh is continuing its march toward financial stability, according to city…
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The commonwealth’s Independent Fiscal Office has released its yearly assessment of Governor Tom Wolf’s budget proposal.It reports that most of the revenue…
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Governor Tom Wolf proposed an ethics reform package Monday that includes a complete gift ban for elected and new campaign finance laws that would…