From the monthly archives:

September 2009

PA Legislators Unveil Plans, Fail to Agree on State Budget

September 4, 2009

On September 1 the PA six-member, House-Senate legislative conference committee on the state budget met in the state Capitol in its first meeting in a month. Not much progress was made in the two hour meeting in bridging the gap between Republican and Democratic budget proposals. Legislative Democrats have said they and Governor Ed Rendell [...]

Read the full article →

PA Legislators Pressed to Approve PA State Budget

September 4, 2009

More than 200 people participated in a news conference held on September 3 in McKees Rocks, PA and called for funding of adult education, homelessness services, and other social services. The Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership hosted the news conference at which counties, providers and advocates reported on the impact that the Pennsylvania budget impasse is [...]

Read the full article →

PA Revenue Department Reports on August 2009 Revenue Collections

September 4, 2009

The fiscal year 2009 for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ended more than 11 percent below revenue estimates. On September 1 the PA Revenue Department reported that the August 2009 collection report offered brighter news for FY 2010, indicating that revenues for the year 2010 were less than a percentage point off from projections. Revenue for [...]

Read the full article →

Government Reform Group Asks for End to PA Legislative Grants

September 4, 2009

On September1, a government watchdog group (Democracy Rising PA) held a news conference calling for an end to grant programs operated by the state legislature. Letters to legislative leaders and some executive-branch officials sent by Democracy Rising PA said the grant program violates the separation of powers set out in the Pennsylvania Constitution because legislators [...]

Read the full article →

Legislation to Expand Anti-Discrimination Protections of PA Human Relations Act

September 4, 2009

On August 31 Representative Ron Marsico (R-Lower Paxton) said that he would soon be introducing a proposal to expand the coverage of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) prohibiting discrimination in employment.  The PHRA is the state statute which prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, age, sex, national origin, or non-job-related handicap or [...]

Read the full article →

OMHSAS Releases Policy on Referrals and Use of Personal Care Homes

September 4, 2009

On August 26 Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) released to Pennsylvania county administrators its final Personal Care Home Policy related to the use of and the referral to Personal Care Homes (PCH).  The policy reflects the position of the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) on meeting the [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries