Analysis: Congress Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package
Delivering the first major legislative victory for President Biden, Congress passed another COVID-19 relief package that, at a cost of…
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February 26, 2021 Weekly Wrap While budget hearings in the House of Representatives continued this week, the Senate was also…
Senate Passes PHASE III of COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package
The Senate unanimously passed – and the President is expected to sign into law following House passage later this week…
COVID-19: Federal Government Update and Look Ahead
As you are aware, federal, state and local governments are implementing measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Already Congress has…
Worth Another Look: 2020-21 Budget, Government that Works
Once again, Governor Wolf’s annual budget address was highlighted by three themes: “Schools that Teach,” “Jobs that Pay” and “Government…
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Weekly Wrap Convening for three of the relatively few session days both chambers are in session this fall, the House…
News from Second and State: October 25, 2019
Weekly Wrap Convening for three of the relatively few session days both chambers are in session this fall, the House…
News from Second & State: September 27, 2019
Weekly Wrap Happy fall! The first week of autumn brought a busy legislature with it this week, as both the…
Worth Another Look: Human Services Code
Each year, along with a General Appropriations (GA) bill, the General Assembly will enact several “Code bills.” These bills typically…
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Weekly Wrap With budget hearings behind us, it was back to business as usual this week in Harrisburg, with the…
News from Second & State
Weekly Wrap Things got started a day late for both chambers this week due to the Presidents’ Day holiday. The…
Weekly Wrap
Budget hearings are underway in the House, as the House Appropriations Committee was in Harrisburg for a week’s full of…