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A lack of transparency baked into state law makes it impossible to determine whether the program is actually improving outcomes for students who receive tuition assistance.
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State parks are among budget winners
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With a $45 billion state budget finally implemented, Pennsylvania schools, businesses and housing projects are the big winners. Each is slated to receive substantially more funding in the new fiscal year.
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Up to $50,000 for repairs will be available as grants for low and moderate-income homeowners and loans to small landlords renting affordable units.
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Gov. Tom Wolf and lawmakers have wrapped up a budget package nearly two weeks late, approving billions of dollars in new spending, tax breaks for businesses and substantial sums for public schools.
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County elections officials have mixed reactions to the legislation, which creates grants but doesn't allow counties to get the jump on counting mail ballots — an ongoing priority.
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The wide-reaching budget, completed a week after the June 30 deadline, was made possible by higher-than-expected revenues that led to a multi-billion dollar surplus.
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The plan still has a ways to go before it reaches Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers are starting to wrap up the state budget, a week after the annual spending plan was due to be completed when the state's fiscal year ended.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers are hoping to start wrapping up the state budget just as Senate Republican leaders are talking about a potential deadlock.