PA state budget

Community

Governor Wants Home Repair Funding Put Into Budget

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 12, 2025

by Charlotte Keith Of Spotlight PA. HARRISBURG — Republican concerns about state spending could keep $50 million to help Pennsylvania homeowners with the cost of major repairs out of this year’s budget, despite overwhelming demand and bipartisan support for a similar initiative several years ago. In 2022, state lawmakers created the Whole-Home Repairs Program and…

Read More about Governor Wants Home Repair Funding Put Into Budget

Elected Officials

PA House Republicans Balance 2019 Budget On Backs of Poor

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, June 25, 2019

By Alex Lloyd Gross House Republicans are proud of themselves.  They passed their budget of $34.9 Billion  and did in on the backs of  the states most vulnerable population. The working poor and the unemployed.   The budget passed with the elimination of the General Assistance Program.  This money, given to people that need it the…

Read More about PA House Republicans Balance 2019 Budget On Backs of Poor