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Archive of Pennsylvania on Wednesday July 01, 2009
PA: Another fiscal year ends, another Pennsylvania standoff ensues
As Pennsylvania missed its budget deadline for the seventh year, Senate Republicans on Tuesday presented united opposition to Gov. Ed Rendell's proposed state tax increases and demanded the Democrat-controlled House vote on a spending plan. Read More
PA: Rendell lines up loans, credit for state employees
In a sign that state budget talks could drag on for weeks or months, Gov. Ed Rendell today announced that 10 banks and credit unions are offering no-interest loans and lines of credit for up to 69,000 state employees whose paychecks could halt July 17. Read More
PA: Bill to expand Pa. health insurance sparks debate
Democratic leaders in Pennsylvania hope to double the number of residents who receive state-sponsored health insurance, known as adultBasic, but Republicans fear the costs may be too high. Read More
PA: Lawmakers miss deadline, pay; workers next?
State lawmakers are paid on the first of each month, but not today. The new fiscal year begins with no state budget deal in sight, and the impasse has put their monthly paychecks on hold until an agreement is reached. Read More
PA: 'I'm hopeful we don't have a car repair'
Earlier this year, Gov. Ed Rendell warned state workers they might have to work without pay if a budget wasn't passed by June 30. That possibility is now near, and some state workers are worried they might be forced into a tough financial spot. Read More
PA: What's ahead? Rendell sees no quick end
State budget negotiations dragged on Tuesday during the final hours of Pennsylvania's recession-plagued budget year, as Gov. Ed Rendell and Republican leaders each signaled no breakthrough was in sight. Read More
PA: Pa. state budget battle continues
Once again, state officials are stumbling into a new fiscal year without having enacted a new state budget. "We will be graded poorly by the people," said Rep. Mario Civera, R-Delaware County. Read More
PA: Bill would shift Pa. legal notices to the Web
A state House committee yesterday advanced a bill that would allow municipalities and school boards to cut costs by posting legal notices online. Read More
PA: Pa. high court to hear challenge in Risperdal case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear a legal challenge over whether the Rendell administration should be allowed to use a Texas law firm to pursue a case against a drugmaker on behalf of Pennsylvania. Read More
PA: Pennsylvania House honors Pittsburgh's 3 fallen Pittsburgh police officers
Fallen Pittsburgh police Officers Eric G. Kelly, Stephen J. Mayhle and Paul J. Sciullo II were honored Tuesday by the state House. Read More
US: Budget deadline ticks down for states
INDIANAPOLIS and DENVER -- Across the country, state legislators and governors struggled Tuesday night to agree on spending cuts and tax hikes as they ran up against a midnight deadline to approve a budget. Read More
US: States struggle to meet budget deadlines
Indiana lawmakers beat their deadline and passed a state budget early Tuesday evening, but in five other states, budget deals for the 2010 fiscal year remained in limbo, as legislators made last-minute efforts to avert shutdowns. Read More
US: Colorado the least obese state
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Read More |
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