The Senate recessed the evening of June 30 with no immediate plan to reconvene, while the House is scheduled to return to ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania's politically divided Legislature will miss Pennsylvania's deadline to pass a budget for ...

Most agencies have enough cash to continue running for some time, although school districts are already nervous. Legislators ...

Lawmakers in Harrisburg continue to debate over a state budget as funding for programs across the country face questions amid the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ advancing through ...

Budget talks this year are especially challenging in the politically split legislature, as the state faces a $5.5 billion budget gap, with spending set to outpace revenue.

HARRISBURG — Senate Republican leaders said Monday that narrowing the gap between Pennsylvania’s revenues and expenses ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers face a deadline today to pass Gov. Josh Shapiro's $51.5 billion spending plan, with concerns about ...

Rob Bresnahan made promises when it came to protecting public safety net programs. He made them often on the campaign trail ...

Ford founder Henry Ford decided in 1914 to more than double factory wages to $5 a day, jump-starting the American middle ...

Politicos across Pennsylvania are reacting with a mix of triumph, anger and despair following the passage of the federal ...

The total cost of funding the state's department that administers Medicaid topped $55 billion last year including federal contributions, with the state covering $19 billion of the cost.

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