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by Alex Roarty House Majority Leader Todd Eachus (D-Luzerne) told reporters Friday evening that he has asked his caucus to return to the Capitol early Monday morning to discuss sending Senate Bill 850 to the governor’s desk so the chief executive can blue-line all line-items save basic government operations. The move would allow the state to pay nearly 80,000 of its employees, who Friday experienced a payless payday because of the budget impasse Continue reading… Posted by mike | Tags: Budget, Mechanics' Lien Law, payless payday, Reapportionment | Category: Capitol View, LBFC, News and Views, Senate Environmental Resources and Energy | Comments are closed | Share:
by Alex Roarty Legislative leaders called a Friday afternoon closed-door meeting at the Governor’s Mansion a positive step toward a budget agreement but were either unwilling or unable to cite specific examples of progress, a sign negotiations still face major hurdles before a deal is reached. The lawmakers did reveal one agreement: They will meet Sunday at 10 a.m., again at the Governor’s Residence, to continue private negotiations after Friday’s roughly 75-minute session. Continue reading… Posted by mike | Tags: Budget, child welfare, conference committee | Category: Capitol View, LBFC, News and Views, Senate Environmental Resources and Energy | Comments are closed | Share:
Governor Ed Rendell, House Appropriations Chairman Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia), and Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware) will meet at 2 p.m. today in the governor’s residence to negotiate the state budget away from the glare of TV cameras that accompanied the legislative conference committee. The closed-door session will not violate state Sunshine Laws because it will not comprise a quorum of the conference committee. A quorum would include at least two members from the Senate side and two members from the House side. Upon returning from a recess, Conference Committee Chairman Dwight Evans (D-Philadelphia) suggested that some committee members should enter into a discussion with the Governor and his staff in order to find ways to bridge concerns for state employees and work to further resolve the budget. Chairman Evans also suggested that committee staff members should meet to review balance sheets and figure out where agreements can be made and differences can be resolved on, specifically on one-time sources of revenue. Chairman Evans then announced the committee would stand in recess until the call of the chair. Check the Capitol Tool Box later for more information. Posted by intern | Tags: Budget, child welfare, conference committee | Category: Committee Voting Meeting | Comments are closed | Share:
At a press conference this afternoon, Governor Rendell made it clear he does not think the Conference Committee on HB 1416 has made enough progress thus far in its meetings. He said he does not believe additional testimony is needed from administration heads, and added the conferees need to stop trying to score political points off each other. The governor also reported he has sent a letter to Senator Scarnati questioning his choice to hold a special election, at a cost of $400,000, for the seat vacated by Senator Wonderling four weeks before a general election. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by mike | Tags: Budget, child welfare, conference committee, special election | Category: Administration, Face to Face, Press Conference | Comments are closed | Share:
Senate Republicans and the governor’s office haven’t agreed on much lately. On Thursday, their most recent dispute centered on whether somebody from the Department of Revenue and Budget Secretary’s office were scheduled to testify in front of the legislative conference committee. Continue reading… Posted by mike | Tags: Budget, child welfare, conference committee | Category: Capitol View, LBFC, News and Views, Senate Environmental Resources and Energy | Comments are closed | Share:
GOVERNOR UNVEILS ‘BRIDGE’ BUDGET PROPOSAL Governor Ed Rendell said Wednesday that, pending continued stalled negotiations, Monday morning he will ask House leadership to send him Senate Bill 850 to create a “bridge†budget, a move that would allow the state to pay its 77,000 state workers. He also publicly criticized legislative leaders involved in Wednesday’s conference committee, saying the lawmakers need to put aside partisan divides and begin discussing substantive differences in spending priorities. Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox to read the full story. GOV. TO LEGISLATURE: GROW UP Legislative leaders at Wednesday’s conference committee, who spent the discussion’s first hour debating the time and place of the next day’s meeting, need to “grow up,†Governor Ed Rendell said during his afternoon press conference. Governor Rendell spoke roughly an hour and a half after the committee meeting had started, and began publicly lambasting the six legislative leaders involved minutes into the press conference. Go to www.mypls.com and click “News and Views†to read the full story. $28.2 BILLION? $28.5 BILLION? TRUTH BEHIND CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF GOV.’S LATEST PROPOSAL A dispute over roughly $300 million shifted between fiscal years in the Continue reading Eye Opener – July 30, 2009 Posted by matt | Category: Eye Opener | Comments are closed | Share:
PLS is continuing its live-blogging of the HB 1416 Conference Committee right now, and all morning. Follow along and enjoy the commentary! Click above to open the live blog window Posted by mike | Tags: child welfare, conference committee | Category: Committee Voting Meeting | Comments are closed | Share:
by Alex Roarty Governor Ed Rendell said Wednesday that, pending continued stalled negotiations, Monday morning he will ask House leadership to send him Senate Bill 850 to create a “bridge†budget, a move that would allow the state to pay its 77,000 state workers. The budget is meant to be a temporary one that would allow basic government functions, such as restaurant inspections and employee paydays, to continue while legislative leaders try to reach an agreement, the governor said. He will line-item veto everything else included in SB 850, including money for education and economic development. Continue reading… Posted by mike | Tags: Budget, Reapportionment | Category: Administration, Capitol View, LBFC, News and Views, Senate Environmental Resources and Energy | Comments are closed | Share:
by Alex Roarty Legislative leaders at Wednesday’s conference committee, who spent the discussion’s first hour debating the time and place of the next day’s meeting, need to “grow up,†Governor Ed Rendell said during his afternoon press conference. Governor Rendell spoke roughly an hour and a half after the committee meeting had started, and began publicly lambasting the six legislative leaders involved minutes into the press conference. Continue reading… Posted by mike | Tags: child welfare, conference committee | Category: Capitol View, LBFC, News and Views, Senate Environmental Resources and Energy | Comments are closed | Share:
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