Over the weekend, the Raging Chicken Press caught wind of a confrontation between House Speaker Mike Turzai and Majority Leader David Reed. At the time, we stated that Mike Turzai wanted David Reed out of […]
There is a possibility that the end of the budget stalemate is near. Earlier today, I had the opportunity to catch up with a number of legislators and a couple of them believe that the […]
Over the weekend, it was reported that House Speaker Mike Turzai and Majority Leader David Reed got into a heated fight before Caucus had occurred. John Micek pointed out that there was a “schism” between the […]
Wow. The tentative deal, though, came off its wheels over the weekend, when it became clear that House leaders couldn’t sell rank-and-file members on the finer details of the blueprint. In part, the larger budget […]
[12:30 PM] I will be spending the next two days in the Capitol reporting on what is happening. On today’s docket, the Senate will move forward with the compromise budget between Senate Democrats, Republicans and […]
House Rules and Appropriation Committees have been cancelled for Sunday. Is there a budget deal in place or are House GOP leaders having trouble cobbling votes together for their own budget? You place the bets. […]
The framework for the budget deal should be considered a victory for Governor Wolf. The Good: The Governor needed to hold out on the budget to get what he wanted, historic increases to public education. […]
Are we coming to the end of Mike Turzai as House Speaker or David Reed as Majority Leader? Multiple sources are saying that the Republicans are in Caucus right now fighting over leadership roles. […]
Lets file this one in the “Things That Are Better Than Working On A Budget” Folder. The legislature is closing in on 70 days without a budget, school districts are starting to borrow cash to […]
The Capitol has been a bleak and barren landscape as this week goes on without a budget. There were some staffers and tourists strolling through the hallways, and today I took some time to walk the […]
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