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As many expected, Senate Republicans fell short in their effort to override several of the Governor's line-item vetoes in Senate Bill 850 (the state budget). Thirty-three votes total were needed for override, and only one Democrat, Sen. Lisa Boscola...
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According to Patriot-News journalist Charlie Thompson , the Senate Republicans will attempt to override Governor Rendell's vetoes of several line items in Senate Bill 850 (the state budget, a.ka. the "bridge budget"). A veto override requires...
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The latest development in state budget negotiations seems to be a flirtation with an expansion of the state sales tax by Democrats . Various press reports in recent weeks had indicated that broad-based tax increases were supposedly "off the table...
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A state budget was finally sent to Gov. Rendell's desk ( Senate Bill 850 ), which passed with only a handful of negative votes in the House. However, the Governor chose to use his power of the line-item veto to "blue-line" all spending in...
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Well, the budget saga took another strange twist as the Blue Dog Democrats in the House have apparently withdrawn their compromise budget proposal they had reportedly forged with House Repubicans. The Commonwealth Foundation's Nate Benefield sums...
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According to a report by PA politics scribe Alex Roarty , the state House Blue Dog (fiscally conservative) Democrats will unveil a compromise on the state budget crafted with House Republicans. The measure will be introduced as an amendment to Senate...
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Calling the budget Conference Committee of six legislative leaders a "circus," Gov. Rendell has intervened by inviting Sen. Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi and House Majority Appropriations Committee Chairman Dwight Evans to the mansion for...
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State budget negotiations have entered the "Conference Committee" phase. In a Conference Committee, House and Senate leaders meet to form a compromise they believe can gather the support of a majority of rank-and-file Representatives and Senators...
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The House has rejected the Senate's amendments to the state budget (HB 1416), which pared spending down even more, to $27.1 billion. The vote was 49-150 (I hope to have the precise roll call up shortly, my apologies for the delay). What happens next...
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The Golden State's legislature and Gov. Schwarzenegger have finally reached a state budget deal that does not comprise a tax increase, even though California's budget shortfall, north of $26 billion, is almost as large as PA's entire General...
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Along party lines (but for Philly-area Republican Dennis O'Brien crossing the aisle), the Democrat-led state House of Representatives last evening voted down (103-95) a state budget that would have held the line on taxes . The fiscally lean plan came...
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Political lexicographers may have to render the term "lame duck" obsolete thanks to Ed Rendell. The term, used in the context of Pennsylvania's Governor, refers to a politician who his close to leaving office due to a term limit and has...
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Legislation that would make it a crime to view child pornography has passed both the House and Senate and is now heading to the governor for his signature. House Bill 89 , authored by Rep. Jennifer Mann , also covers mediums other than the Internet, including...
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The state Senate has approved legislation (SB 711) making sweeping reforms to the law governing casinos in Pennsylvania. Some major provisions in Senate Bill 711 include: Prohibiting political campaign contributions by individuals and entities subject...
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The Senate this week is likely to consider legislation (SB 143) by Sen. Tommy Tomlinson that would make it a crime to use a hand-held wireless device to send, read, or write a text message while driving. Those in violation would be guilty of a summary...
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