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(5 Important Clarifications on the Topic) Recently there have been many discussions in the news and within PA on the topic of charter school reform. The charter school movement started over 25 years ago as a taxpayer funded tuition and at that time ran independently of the traditional school districts. Later, PA passed the charter school… Read More»
As the PA House debates the future of educational opportunities for K-12 students in the Commonwealth, we hope you will consider the information contained in the attached document. Myths vs Facts PDF To stifle educational opportunities in the 21st Century when more children than ever before are being educated in charter and cyber charter schools would… Read More»
Budget Update 7/1/2019 As of late Friday, June 28, 2019, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed the main appropriations bill in a $34 billion budget package that passed the Legislature at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. He also subsequently signed several additional code bills to finalize the budget year objectives. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylvania/articles/2019-06-28/the-latest-wolf-says-hell-sign-pennsylvania-budget-bills https://www.weny.com/story/40728615/governor-wolf-signs-multiple-bills-to-finalize-2019-2020-budget Originally Posted 6/28/2019… Read More»
Posted 6/20/2019 The 2019-20 Pennsylvania state budget is poised to be finalized as early as Thursday or Friday of next week. As the Senate and House gaveled out this week, key legislative staff prepared to remain in Harrisburg through the weekend and work on developing and finalizing the various code bills and related budget legislation.… Read More»
Just this past summer, student loan debt hit $1.5 trillion nationally. On August 29, 2018, Forbes reported that students in Pennsylvania had the second highest student loan debt in the country at an average of $35,759 per student. Additionally, of the 100 colleges with the highest private loan borrowing, 85 are nonprofit colleges and 34… Read More»
Pugliese Associates finds state funding for businesses, organizations and economic development entities Why do growing organizations leave state funding assistance on the table? Many organizations and developers simply do not consider the pursuit of state funding for their planned projects. Even when their projects would otherwise be very competitive for state incentives, there is often… Read More»
As Yogi Berra said, “It ain’t over, til it’s over!” That was the very sentiment echoing throughout the capitol as rumors began to spread that the budget would be wrapped up a week before the constitutional June 30 deadline. But within a matter of four days the general appropriations bill started a fast-tracked trek to… Read More»
On Friday, May 4th, 2018, UnitedHealthcare’s National Medicaid CEO, Heather Cianfrocco, and Allison Davenport, UnitedHealthcare’s Pennsylvania Medicaid Plan CEO, and Optum Behavioral Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Martin Rosenzweig were joined by Governor Tom Wolf to announce the UnitedHealth Group’s donation of 10,000 opioid disposal kits to the York, Pennsylvania community (available here). The disposal kits offer people a way to remove unused… Read More»
We are in the midst of a stunning public health crisis. Since 2000, opioid use has caused half a million deaths in the United States, including 64,000 last year alone. President Donald Trump declared a public health emergency in 2017, and Congress is expected to introduce a number of bills in the coming months in an… Read More»
In the 2017/18 PA budget year, like many years prior, Pennsylvania found itself in the midst of tense budget negotiations that carried well beyond the commencement of the fiscal year. Democrats and Republicans debated over how to address the deficit. Governor Tom Wolf tried to entice and engage both sides using carrots and sticks, mostly… Read More»