Jun. 25, 2019 Download
House lawmakers have voted to support a 2019-20 General Fund budget that continues a multi-year effort to hold the line on taxes, fees and spending. Total state spending would be set at $33.997 billion, a 1.8% increase over the current fiscal year, which is in line with the rate of inflation. The plan provides for a record level of spending on education and includes a deposit of more than $250 million into the Rainy-Day Fund, the state’s primary “savings account.” Rep. Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland) offered the following comments on the spending priorities of the budget plan.
Jun. 25, 2019 Download
House lawmakers have voted to support a 2019-20 General Fund budget that continues a multi-year effort to hold the line on taxes, fees and spending. Total state spending would be set at $33.997 billion, a 1.8% increase over the current fiscal year, which is in line with the rate of inflation. The plan provides for a record level of spending on education and includes a deposit of more than $250 million into the Rainy-Day Fund, the state’s primary “savings account.”
Jun. 25, 2019 Download
House lawmakers have voted to support a 2019-20 General Fund budget that continues a multi-year effort to hold the line on taxes, fees and spending. Total state spending would be set at $33.997 billion, a 1.8% increase over the current fiscal year, which is in line with the rate of inflation. The plan provides for a record level of spending on education and includes a deposit of more than $250 million into the Rainy-Day Fund, the state’s primary “savings account.”
Jun. 21, 2019 Download
The Legislative Report Program with Rep. Matt Dowling (R- Fayette & Somerset) is now available.
Topics discussed in this week’s program include:
• House Lawmakers Take Steps to Ensure Taxpayer Money is Spent Wisely
• Efforts to Benefit Agriculture, Dairy Industry in PA
Jun. 21, 2019 Download
A new Legislative Report Program with Rep. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson & Indiana) is now available.
Topics discussed in this week’s program include:
• House Bill 920 – Legislation providing transparency on what happens with unspent state dollars
• Legislative Budget and Finance Committee Audit reveals poor management relating to stormwater and wastewater management permit process
Jun. 21, 2019 Download
The weekly Legislative Report Program/Podcast with Rep. Martin Causer (R-McKean, Potter & Cameron) is now available.
Topics discussed in this week’s program include:
• Rep. Causer offers budget update – looks like on-time budget.
• Agriculture Bills Move in House
• Hearing on Aid for Dairy Industry
• Upcoming Fair Season
Jun. 21, 2019 Download
A new Legislative Report Program-Podcast with Representative Matt Gabler (R-Clearfield & Elk) is now available.
Topics discussed in this week’s program include:
• Legislation that would allow coal refuse disposal sites to stay in business during tough economic times
• The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is launching a regional outreach initiative to locate, contact, advise, assist and facilitate access for veterans throughout the state.
Jun. 19, 2019 Download
This PA House Podcast presents a roundtable discussion on a package of Budget Reform bills recently approved by the House. The conversation includes Rep. Rosemary Brown of Monroe and Pike Counties, a member of the House Appropriations Committee; Rep. Eric Nelson of Westmoreland County, a businessman and member of the Government Oversight Committee; and Rep. Jim Struzzi of Indiana County, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. These lawmakers are sponsors of legislation designed to reform and improve the budget process in Pennsylvania and avoid many of the problems and pitfalls seen in past state budgets
Jun. 19, 2019 Download
This Legislative Podcast with Rep. Jim Struzzi and Rep. Jim Cox is now available. You may use this program in its entirety or edit it down for actualities to use in state government news coverage.
Topics discussed in this podcast include:
• Cox’s House Bill 1005 – Legislation to Require Emergency Responders to Submit Record of Narcan/Naloxone Use to Patient’s Medical File
• Struzzi’s House Bill 1214 – Legislation to Regulate Pain Management Clinics
Jun. 19, 2019 Download
This Legislative Podcast with Rep. Jerry Knowles is now available. You may use this program in its entirety or edit it down for actualities to use in state government news coverage.
Topics discussed in this podcast include:
• Rep. Knowles Interviews Ashley Garecht – Mother of Teen Girls Harrassed by State Rep. Brian Sims Outside Philadelphia Planned Parenthood Clinic
• Knowles’ House Resolution Calling for Sims Censure