State Budget

Wolf Will Veto Prison Funding, Send the Money Anyway

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 12, 2016

In a bizarre news twist, Gov. Tom Wolf is threatening to veto a bill because…well, reasons. According to the AP: Democratic Governor Tom Wolf says he will veto…

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Education

Governor Wolf’s Budget Hostages

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • January 6, 2016

Tom Wolf finally admitted he held school children hostage in hopes of higher taxes: “We're now at a point where I don't want to hold the children of Pennsylvania hostage.” But…

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State Budget

Moving on From Budget Gridlock

  • December 22, 2015

Editor's note: Recent legislative developments have made an emergency funding plan unlikely. For the latest on the budget impasse, read this blog.   Yesterday the House Appropriations Committee voted…

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Regulation

Backdoor $600 Million Tax Increase in Rumored Deal

  • November 9, 2015

Backdoor $600 Million Tax Increase in Rumored Budget Deal Sales Tax for Property Tax Swap Rumor Leaves Taxpayers on the Hook November 9, 2015, Harrisburg, Pa.—The…

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Education

Holding All Schools Hostage

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • October 29, 2015

Fell Charter Elementary School near Scranton will stop paying teachers next month and the school is considering a four-day week thanks to the state budget stalemate. Fell's announcement is…

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Regulation

Long Term Problems are Big Opportunities for Change

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • February 11, 2015

Pennsylvania added nearly two dozen new lawmakers in November, and there’s a new face in the Governor’s Mansion. Indeed, that face will look very new, as Tom Wolf is the…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania State Budget Trends, 2015

  • February 6, 2015

The enacted $29 billion General Fund budget (a 1.88 percent increase over 2013-2014) and $71.4 billion total operating budget represent Pennsylvania’s highest spending levels ever—exceeding years when federal stimulus dollars…

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Regulation

PLCB Annual Report: Future of Government Booze Bleak

  • November 13, 2014

Last year, my colleague Dawn did us all a favor by providing a summary of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s (PLCB) annual report. This year, I drew the short…

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