State Budget

PA House GOP Outlines Budget Proposal

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 11, 2011

The House Republicans unveiled their Pennsylvania State Budget Proposal yesterday, HB 1485.  The bill is set for an Appropriations Committee vote this week, and a full House vote…

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Regulation

Booze Boss Bio Baffles Board

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 14, 2011

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board called our offices to let us know we were misinformed when we noted that PLCB Chairman Joe Conti co-sponsored legislation to privatize the liquor stores…

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Government Accountability

PA House Passes Four Reform Bills this Week

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • April 13, 2011

The Pennsylvania State House has been especially productive this week, passing four pieces of key legislation that CF blogged on last week.

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania State Budget Resources 2011

  • April 6, 2011

Gov. Tom Corbett's FY 2011-12 budget proposal includes $63.6 billion in total operating spending—$27.3 billion in General Fund spending—a reduction of $3.3 billion from FY 2010-11. This budget restores overall…

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Spending Transparency Coming to Pennsylvania?

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • March 2, 2011

PennWATCH (House Bill 15), sponsored by Rep. Jim Christiana, would create a user-friendly database with searchable information on all state government spending. The bill passed the Pennsylvania House unanimously on…

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How Did Lawmakers Vote on HB 2497?

  • November 15, 2010

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted 165-31 to pass HB 2497 today during a lame-duck session. Below you can find the full roll call…

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Government Accountability

Newspapers Decry Union Pension Bailout by Lame Duck PA House

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 10, 2010

Today, Speaker McCall called the Pennsylvania House back into voting session on November 15th. Members are expected to vote a couple of key pieces of legislation including the ill-conceived…

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PA House Cancels Lame-Duck Session

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 5, 2010

Today, Pennsylvania House of Representatives leaders announced there would be no more voting days this year, rather than holding a planned lame-duck session. Please be advised that the…

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Government Accountability

PA Election Fun Facts

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 3, 2010

In case you missed our Election Night Live Blog last night, here are some highlights and fun facts. While Pat Toomey won the election for US Senate, he trailed…

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