Republican Senators Warn School Superintendents to Use Caution When Creating their Budgets for 2010-2011
Republican Senators are warning school superintendents not to count on Gov. Rendell’s proposed $5.9 billion in education funding for next year’s budget.
Rendell Agrees to Freeze Judge Appointments Due to Court System’s Unstable Finances
The state’s chief justice has requested that Gov. Rendell freeze approximately 30 vacant judgeships across PA to create short term savings for the court system.
Ben Avon mother’s phone calls set off dramatic rescue mission
Last Wednesday morning, Jamie and Alison McMutrie’s mother, Diane, called Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators, representatives and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, touching off a weeklong rescue effort that reached from Western Pennsylvania to Port-au-Prince in Haiti, and back.
All things budget 7/16
The House gets ready to debate both the House R and the House D’s budget proposal. While the Patriot-News asks if budget talks would be running more smoothly with Fumo still in office…
State workers protest at the Capitol
Unionized state workers rallied against the budget impasse that is leaving many of them with only a fraction of their paycheck starting Friday.
Budget battle wages on…in cyberspace
The Philadelphia Inquirer explains how the budget battle is now being played out on YouTube.
Budget Weekly Wrap-up: 7/6 -> 7/10
It was announced that the Governor’s proposed personal income tax increase, which would be used to balance the budget, is dead. Find out what both sides may do now…
Some progress being made…well, a little…
While the difference between the governor’s and the Senate R’s budget has narrowed by $200 million, they still remain $1.3 billion apart. Another canyon sized gap still exists when it comes to their ideology on taxes.
Rendell says about 800 state workers will be laid off
Pink slips will go out when a budget is passed, or maybe even sooner.
Not much closer to a deal after short budget meeting
Rendell cut $72 million more from his budget, while Republicans say they won’t negotiate further until Rendell gets rid of his income tax increase. Meanwhile, the House GOP says they will be introducing their own budget which gets rid of legislative “walking around money (WAM’s)”.