Introduction: Less than three months after signing Pennsylvania’s long overdue 2025-26 budget into law, on Feb. 3, Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered his 2026-27 budget presentation
Summary: The proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 state budget would increase funding for public transit agencies in Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT). This
Introduction: Pennsylvania’s 2023 fiscal year began on July 1, 2022, and ended June 30, 2023. The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue recently released the general fund
Governor Rendell has again lashed out at Senate Republicans for their plan to reduce spending on "economic development". This is a particularly odd stance for
The proverbial "other shoe" dropped today in the state budget deliberations when the Governor proposed a temporary, three year increase in the state’s personal income
Under various proposals before legislative committees, PA counties could have the ability to tack on an extra percentage point on to the existing state sales
The Governor says he is coming up with a plan to continue government operations and pay employees despite not having a budget in place. If
In a recent comment on budget negotiations the Governor said, “We can’t get this budget resolved without everyone feeling some pain.” What a preposterous
Pennsylvania’s Governor has insisted on massive increases in education spending, much to the delight of his close allies in the teachers union, hikes that
Speaking to group of Pennsylvania teachers on June 22, Governor Rendell tried to make the case for asking the Legislature to approve an additional $355
