The Dentons Pennsylvania Public Affairs team has you covered with a curated run-down of the top news headlines and trending policy issues for the week ending July 14th.
This week, PA’s state budget is currently stuck in legislative limbo as the result of an impasse between the politically divided state legislature and the state’s Democratic governor. While the possible continuation of Pittsburgh’s pilot program with battery-powered scooters has been frozen by a state budget impasse, state Sen. Jay Costa said it is likely to restart. More than $1 billion in federal funds is earmarked for Pennsylvania to expand broadband access, and state officials hope to deploy those resources over the next five years, aiming to serve thousands of people still without high-speed internet across the commonwealth. And finally, how Harrisburg works.
- 10 things you need to know about PA’s budget impasse. City & State PA
- Lawmakers want to restart Pittsburgh’s e-scooter program — but it depends on resolving the Pa. budget impasse. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- How Pennsylvania plans to deploy $1.16B allocated for broadband expansion. Pennsylvania Capital-Star
- How Harrisburg Works: Higher bar, guns in the Capitol, and why the Pa. legislature is full time. PennLive
