The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee moved forward HB 2300, which was amended, and HR 870. HB 2300 enacts a new council which would act as an advisory board to the Governor, concerning geospatial issues. HR 870 urges the government to help returning war veterans, in both economic and personal situations, which in many cases can result in suicide. For for details, check out the Capitol Toolbox this afternoon.
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This morning the Senate Appropriations Committee adopted budget agreement language into HB 2279 and approved the bill, with Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill) the lone dissenting vote. The bill now moves to the Senate floor for final consideration. The committee also voted out the non-preferred appropriations, some with amendments. Check the Committee News section of the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story Posted by Mike | Tags: Budget | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, Senate Appropriations | Comments are closed | Share:
The Senate Transportation Committee conducted its third hearing on the issue of funding the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure. Today’s hearing concentrated on the issue of state funding for public transit. Representatives from local transit authorities including the Port Authority of Allegheny County and SEPTA presented testimony. Also participating were representatives from the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO and the United Transportation Union. Check the Capitol Toolbox later today for the full story. Posted by Jeff | Tags: Transportation | Category: Public/Informational Committee Hearing, Senate Transportation | Comments are closed | Share:
RENDELL: WE HAVE A BUDGET AGREEMENT Following many hours of negotiations, Governor Rendell held a press conference this afternoon to announce that an agreement has been reached with legislative leaders on a FY 2010-11 state budget. He said that at this point he is “fairly confident” the pieces will be in place by the end of tomorrow night, meaning that for the first time since he took office the state budget will have been completed on time. Among the things that made an agreement possible, the Governor noted that June revenues look to be coming in above estimates, by as much as $25-30 million. In addition the success of the tax amnesty program shaved another $45 million from the deficit, leaving a $1.22 billion total shortfall. In all, the governor said the agreed-to budget spends $28.052 billion, an increase of 0.6% over last year. Check out the Press Conferences section of the PLS Capitol Toolbox to read the full story. NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION TAX EXPECTED IN OCTOBER According to an article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, with Senate Republicans tentatively on board with a new tax on the extraction of natural gas from the Continue reading Eye Opener – June 30, 2010 |
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