Before yesterday’s budget presentation, we reported that House Speaker Mike Turzai received over $50,000 from stakeholders in the industry in the weeks following his promise to kill the severance tax in the 2015-2016 budget. Minutes […]
With the spotlight shining on him from the balcony of the House Chambers, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf used the state’s largest stage to put House Republican leadership on blast. Afterwards, Republican leaders were angered to […]
As Governor Wolf’s second budget address is getting under way, here are major highlights from the press conference with Budget Secretary Randy Albright: The proposed budget will be $32.7 billion. Property tax reform will not […]
At a June press conference , House Speaker Mike Turzai was joined by Chamber of Commerce and oil and gas lobbyists as he took the severance tax off of the budget table. He came out […]
Going into Governor Tom Wolf’s second budget address, there are two things that will be certain. This year is an election year, which means that there will be another protracted budget fight as both sides – […]
On Wednesday, Vox released a report linking lead exposure levels in 18 of Pennsylvania’s poorest cities to lead exposure levels in Flit, Michigan. In the article, the author notes that lead based paints are to blame for […]
For the past month, Flint, Michigan has been under the national microscope for its lead contamination. Residents from Flint have been complaining about the city’s water for a couple of years, but the government did […]
As the Pennsylvania Budget Stalemate was getting underway, the General Assembly sent Senate Bill 397 to the Governor’s desk with a unanimous vote from both chambers. The bill, which is now Act 16 of 2015, […]
Last week, we reported that Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman appeared on WITF’s Smart Talk and touted American Legislative Exchange Council’s support for pension reform. This week, in the middle of an ongoing six month budget stalemate, […]
This time last year I moved into my Midtown apartment with nothing more than a bed, a kitchen table and a dresser. On my first day walking around to talk to people I met while […]
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