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Pennsylvania Welfare Fraud Robs the Truly Needy
Originally published by the Reading Eagle. Welfare fraud is on the rise and is rampant in Pennsylvania. Nationally, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported $186 billion…
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Deficit Watch: May 2026
Background Pennsylvania continues to face serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2025–26 General Fund budget created a $4.6 billion structural deficit. Gov. Josh…
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Medicaid Myth Busting: How Pennsylvania Can Reform and Protect the Program
Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvanians to fear Medicaid reform, claiming “hundreds of thousands” will lose coverage. “There are no dollars available at the state level to make up for these…
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Deficit Watch: March 2025
Background Pennsylvania faces serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2024–25 General Fund budget created a $3.6 billion structural deficit. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025–26 budget…
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IFO Projects $1.7 Billion State Budget Deficit in 2019
Last year’s state budget boasted a series of firsts. It was the first budget in four years enacted before the June 30 deadline and represents the only budget Gov.
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Everything You Need to Know About the State Budget
The Good Spends less than Gov. Wolf’s proposal. The $33.3 billion budget Gov. Wolf outlined was never seriously considered, given how far it was outside the realm of political possibility.
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Everything You Need to Know About the State Budget
The Good Spends less than Gov. Wolf’s proposal. The $33.3 billion budget Gov. Wolf outlined was never seriously considered, given how far it was outside the realm of political possibility.
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An Analysis of the 2016-17 Budget
On June 30, the legislature passed a $31.6 billion General Fund Budget. Gov. Wolf allowed this budget to become law without his signature on July 12. On July 13, the…
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What Is in the House Budget?
Last night, the Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee advanced a $31.6 billion general fund budget. This budget is now lined up for a final vote in the House. Here is…
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