by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
SEDA-Council of Governments and Immix Wireless are collaborating on a new loan program focused on telecommunications and broadband services, and companies that service natural gas-related industries. A total of $1.12 million in financing is available through the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Welfare programs make up about 40 percent of the state budget. While it’s unclear how much money is being saved by the cuts locally, some of those cuts already affect children receiving services from county agencies in Berks. Since August, Welfare Department...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
In 2004, during the debate over whether to legalize gambling in Pennsylvania, Gov. Ed Rendell predicted that slot machine revenue one day would be able to cut school property taxes by an average of 23 percent. About 71/2 years and 10 casinos later, many homeowners...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
State Secretary of Public Welfare Gary Alexander said the state will increase the initially proposed $2,000 limit on the value of assets to $5,500 for “able-bodied” households. The initially proposed $3,250 limit for recipients age 60 and older and those...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
The state took in $2.2 billion in General Fund revenue in January. That’s $10.4 million, or 0.5 percent, less than anticipated. Year-to-date General Fund collections totalled $13.8 billion, which is $497.2 million, or 3.5 percent, below estimate, the Revenue...
