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On today’s episode of The Confluence: We get the latest from WESA reporter Sarah Schneider about the Fern Hollow Bridge, which collapsed into Frick Park Friday morning; Governor Tom Wolf will submit his final budget — how do state finances look heading into this process?; and a look back at the career of retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Law dean, who interacted with Breyer while clerking for the high court.
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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…
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The clock is ticking for Pennsylvania lawmakers to find more than $2 billion to balance the state's budget. No agreements were reported Monday, three days…
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The Confluence – where the news comes together is 90.5 WESA’s weekly news program.Each week reporters, editors and bloggers join veteran journalist, and…
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Pennsylvania is throttling back on one of its signature economic development programs.The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the administration of Governor Tom…
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In contrast to last year to last year’s nine month impasse, Pennsylvania legislators and Governor Tom Wolf have reached an agreement on the state budget…
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As Pennsylvania’s government faces a budget deficit of well more than $1 billion in the next fiscal year, one legislator is teaming up with a Harrisburg…
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Pennsylvania’s prison system won’t run out of money this month, though it doesn’t technically have spending authority under the state budget.Nearly half…
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Budget hearings got off to a testy start in the state Capitol as the Wolf administration defended the governor’s spending proposal on Monday, the first…
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Amid hopes that the long overdue state budget would be completed this past weekend a tentative agreement has fallen apart. Capitol reporter Mary Wilson…