One-Time Revenue Causes April General Fund Collections to Surge; Revenue Surplus Continues For 2014-15
April is typically one of the more important months for tax collections in the General Fund. This year, April...
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Senate Appropriations Committee: Part III of an Education Budget Preview
The Senate Appropriations Committee met on March 30 to discuss the proposed 2015-16 education budget with Acting Education Secretary...
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Senate Appropriations Committee: Part II of an Education Budget Preview
The Senate Appropriations Committee met on March 30 to discuss the proposed 2015-16 education budget with Acting Education Secretary...
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Senate Appropriations Committee: Part I of an Education Budget Preview
The Senate Appropriations Committee met on March 30 to discuss the proposed 2015-16 education budget with Acting Education Secretary...
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Budget Critics’ Stupid Math Tricks
David Letterman would have been proud. The “drown government in a bathtub” crowd put on a show earlier this...
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Environment Is a Winner in Wolf’s Budget
Environmental protection and conservation are winners in Governor Wolf’s proposed state budget. His proposal to levy a 5% severance...
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For PA School Districts, the Rich Get Richer & the Poor Get Poorer
According to an Associated Press analysis, the gap between the haves and have-nots in public schools grew much worse...
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It’s Official: Zogby Confirms $2 Billion Budget Gap
Budget Secretary Charles Zogby confirmed today during his final mid-year budget briefing that Pennsylvania will face a $2 billion...
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State Sued Over School Funding
Six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania NAACP, and the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools filed suit...
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Cutting Your Way to a More Sluggish Recovery
New data on consumption spending from the Bureau of Economic Analysis further illustrates that Pennsylvania has cut its way...
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Pennsylvania’s Revenue-Estimating Process Doesn’t Add Up
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center’s analysis last month of the state’s 2014-15 budget cites “myriad dubious revenue sources,...
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The Real-Life Impact of Undermining Public Schools: A Philadelphia Inquirer Profile
A profile of a teacher in this morning’s Philadelphia Inquirer brings to life the real-life consequences, for teachers and...
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