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With the June 30 deadline to pass a budget approaching, Republican lawmakers who had previously shunned additional spending seem to be warming to the idea.
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Such services were already short-staffed prior to the pandemic, and providers and advocates say the problem has surpassed crisis-level now as wages in other sectors rise.
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At least four Pennsylvania agencies have told state lawmakers they need more funding to address one of the biggest woes each of them has faced during the pandemic: not being able to hire or keep enough staff.
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Pennsylvania is sitting on a fat budget reserve, a healthy and growing surplus in the current budget year, and billions in unspent federal coronavirus relief funds.
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A key trade that sealed a budget deal between Gov. Tom Wolf and Republicans who control the Legislature was a $100 million injection of cash into Pennsylvania's poorest public schools in exchange for the governor backing off a regulatory expansion of eligibility for overtime pay.
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Gov. Tom Wolf will propose a sweeping new plan to dramatically boost funding for public schools, to be supported by an increase in the state's personal…
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Pennsylvania state government is heading into the final month of its fiscal year with stable tax collections as Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the…
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It’s almost time for lawmakers to start work on the state budget.But after several cycles of tortuous negotiations made more difficult by persistent…
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Starting April 1, Amazon will start collecting sales tax on all purchases made by customers from Pennsylvania.It’s a response to a law passed by the…
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Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's election-year budget plan unveiled Tuesday will renew battles with the Republican-controlled Legislature over imposing a tax on…