Pittsburgh-area incumbents appear set to win nods for new terms in Pa. Legislature
By: Kate Giammarise and Ed Blazina Incumbent state legislators appeared to be ahead in a number of local state House […]
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Pa.’s revenues take another coronavirus blow in May, falling $440 million short of expectations
By: Charlotte Keith HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s tax revenues dropped 17% below official estimates in May, new figures from the state […]
Legislative Session Resumes for 2020 2.0
Legislators returned to the Capitol Wednesday, June 3, to resume the 2020 session after being paused due to COVID-19 for 11 weeks. The session is expected to adjourn sine die for 2020 on Friday, June 12.
Governor Wolf signs a partial Pennsylvania state budget for Fiscal Year 20-21
On Friday, May 29, 2020, Governor Wolf signed a partial state budget for Fiscal Year 20-21 (FY 20-21). The Fiscal […]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the US – Latest State Updates – June 1, 2020
An Election Day like never before: Mail-in balloting, new voting machines, multi-day counts for Pa.’s primary
By: Charles Thompson It’s going to be an election like we’ve never had in a year we’ll never forget. Many […]
Coronavirus case in Pa. Capitol takes partisan rancor over pandemic to new level
By: Julia Terruso and Angela Couloumbis HARRISBURG — The already fraught political fight over the coronavirus in Pennsylvania reached a […]
Liquor privatization gets another push in Pa.
By: Jan Murphy A state lawmaker is making a renewed push for privatizing Pennsylvania’s state-controlled liquor system amid findings from […]
Pa. House narrowly passes short-term budget with no tax increases
By: Marc Levy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state government began advancing a temporary, no-new-taxes budget plan Tuesday that maintains […]
May 29 Update – State and Federal COVID-19 Response
The Legislature reconvenes next week and Governor Reynolds continues to relax restrictions in the state.