Government
PA Governor Meets With Protesters Outside His Home; They Talk General Assistance
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“We would like [Wolf] to send back any budget that eliminates and guts General Assistance…and will cause people to die.”
Government
PA Republicans Still Refuse To Fund Voting Machine Upgrades
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“If it’s something that he wants to have done, it is his unfunded mandate. He needs to figure out where the money comes from for it.”
Education
Rally At PA Capitol Pushes For A Shift In Education Funding
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“When it comes down to brass tacks if you will, I’m not sure that they’re willing to fund education in the magnitude that we believe it should be funded.”
Education
PA House Passes Charter School Package, But Funding Remains A Conundrum
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“As we contemplate any charter school bill…our school districts and our students and our teachers will insist on a conversation about how we fund charter school education.”
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As Budget Talks Progress, PA’s Governor Renews Request For State Police Fee
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“I wish I could be the bearer of really good news here, but I’m not. This is something that we’re going to have to pay for. And if we don’t pay for it, we’re not going to get what we…deserve in police protection.”
Government
Republicans Look To Boost Private School Tax Credit. PA Governor Says He Doesn’t Get It
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“I don’t understand–that’s a 40 percent increase in an expenditure, and I haven’t heard any suggestion about how it’s going to be paid for. There’s something missing here.”
Government
Amid Internal Harassment Discussions, PA Lawmakers Push Reforms
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The effort comes on the heels of the Senate’s call for Montgomery County Democrat Daylin Leach to resign, in the wake of a provisional report about his treatment of staff.
Government
PA Lawmaker Responds To Mounting Calls For Resignation: ‘Absolutely not.’
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I never considered it for a second. This is nothing to do with anything in the report, this is because I embarrassed Jay Costa by releasing the exonerating report, and I embarrassed other people who had called for me to resign.”
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Governor’s Infrastructure Plan Has Bipartisan Support, But Not From PA Leaders
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After touting it across the state for months, lawmakers have finally introduced Governor Tom Wolf’s ambitious infrastructure proposal as a concrete piece of legislation.
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More Tax Credits? More Spending? PA Lawmakers Continue Their Clash Over Education
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“My concern is that we have students sitting in classrooms in some of our schools that have asbestos and lead in those classrooms. We need to make sure some money is given there.”