November 20, 2020 | 10:51 PM
$11B budget package passes Pennsylvania Legislature
“We should take no pleasure in MacGyvering a state budget by stealing funds that were meant for coronavirus relief,” said state Sen. Tim Kearney.
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Updated: November 19, 2020 | 8:04 pm
Pennsylvania lawmakers begin advancing $11B budget package
Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, earlier this fall asked the Republican-controlled Legislature for another $10 billion in spending to round out the fiscal year. That was after lawmakers approved a piecemeal, no-new-taxes $25.8 billion budget in May.
November 18, 2020 | 9:15 PM
Analysis: Pa. faces a several billion dollar tax shortfall thanks to the pandemic-affected economy
As state lawmakers prepare to discuss the latest proposed state budget, an expert group predicts the commonwealth won’t have enough tax money to fully fund it.
November 17, 2020 | 2:07 PM
Pennsylvania lawmakers aim to fill virus-inflicted deficit
Gov. Tom Wolf has asked the Republican-controlled Legislature for another nearly $10 billion in spending to round out the fiscal year.
August 25, 2020 | 3:53 PM
Spending CARES Act money, legalizing recreational pot among Wolf’s priorities as lawmakers return for fall session
The focus of Wolf’s fall agenda appears to be figuring out how to spend what’s left of the $1.3 billion in federal CARES Act money in Pa.’s treasury.
July 9, 2020 | 7:10 AM
By-the-numbers: COVID-19’s big hit to Pa.’s economy
Budget shortfall, job losses and lost wages
May 30, 2020 | 9:31 AM
Governor Wolf signs budget to sustain education, support communities amid pandemic
Updated: May 26, 2020 | 8:53 pm
Facing nearly $5 billion shortfall, Pa. lawmakers plan to pass short-term budget
The plan will allow officials to get a clearer picture of the strain placed on Pennsylvania’s finances by efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.