Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA
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A Pa. House Democrat is resigning amid the budget impasse, costing the caucus its one-vote advantageThe PA state House will be tied 101 to 101 between Democrats and Republicans.
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In the past 20 years, PA has passed 13 late budgets, including four impasses that went over 100 days.
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The PA budget is still at an impasse due to process technicalities and tension between Gov. Shapiro, the House, and the Senate.
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The PA House has passed a budget plan, after Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged to veto a private school voucher program. Senate Republicans say it’s a betrayal.
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School choice vouchers may be cut from Pennsylvania budget in new plan under negotiation with Democrats.
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Republicans who control the Pa. Senate and Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, have backed a voucher proposal known as the lifeline scholarship program.
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Pennsylvania received $7.3 billion in state and local pandemic relief funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and had spent more than $5.6 billion as of March.
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The Pennsylvania legislature may expand the state’s child care tax credit and create a new program for working families based on the federal earned income tax credit.
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At the moment, Pennsylvania’s wage floor is $7.25 an hour — the same as the federal minimum. The legislature last increased the state’s minimum wage in 2006.
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Rail safety legislation in Pennsylvania faces quiet resistance from the industry and its allies, who have questioned the legality of the proposed measure.