Budget 2021

Pennsylvania State 'Survival Budget' Passed

By , & & Person: Marylee Williams • Nov 24, 2020
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On today's program: State government reporter Charles Thompson explains why the approved state budget was passed with few frills or debate; and we hear about the Marshall Plan for Middle America, a roadmap to support an equitable economic transition to renewable energy for Pennsylvania and nearby states.

Lieutenant Gov's Flags Fly In The Face Of Some PA Lawmakers

By Marc Levy | Associated Press • Nov 20, 2020
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Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, Democrat John Fetterman, may have gotten under somebody’s skin.

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Begin Advancing $11B Budget Package

By Marc Levy | Associated Press • Nov 19, 2020
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Pennsylvania’s state Legislature was set to begin voting Thursday on a roughly $11 billion no-new-taxes spending package to carry state government through the rest of the fiscal year and fill, for the moment, a multibillion-dollar deficit inflicted by the pandemic.

Analysis: PA Faces A Several Billion Dollar Tax Shortfall Thanks To The Pandemic-Affected Economy

By Sam Dunklau | WITF • Nov 19, 2020
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Just a few weeks before a new state budget must be approved, an independent analysis says the commonwealth may not have all the money it needs.

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Aim To Fill Virus-Inflicted Deficit

By Marc Levy | Associated Press • Nov 17, 2020
Matt Rourke / AP

Pennsylvania's state Legislature is working this week to assemble a spending plan to carry state government through the rest of the fiscal year and fill, at least for the moment, a multibillion-dollar deficit brought on by the economic impact of the coronavirus.

Proposed 2021 City Budget Includes $55 Million Deficit

By , & • Nov 11, 2020
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On today's program: Mayor Bill Peduto presented Pittsburgh’s proposed 2021 budget earlier this week. It includes an almost 10 percent cut in police funding; and the latest phase of a sky mapping project could help answer long-held questions about our universe.

Peduto Introduces 2021 Pittsburgh City Budget

By • Nov 10, 2020
Sarah Kovash / 90.5 WESA

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced the city's proposed budget for 2021 on Monday. The spending plan totals $564 million and includes no tax hikes or layoffs -- for now.  

Deadline Looms To Defuse Pennsylvania's Budget Time Bomb

By Mark Scolforo | Associated Press • Oct 16, 2020
Matt Rourke / AP

Months after passing a partial budget that avoided some hard decisions, Pennsylvania's Legislature and governor face a deadline at the end of November to finish the job and plug a multibillion-dollar deficit.

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Plow Ahead On Budget, Emergency Aid

By Marc Levy | Associated Press • May 28, 2020
Matt Rourke / AP

A temporary, no-new-taxes $25.8 billion spending package headed to Gov. Tom Wolf's desk on Thursday, passed in speedy fashion barely 48 hours after its details first became public in the Republican-controlled Legislature.