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Two weeks late, the Pennsylvania House has taken a major step forward in passing a new state budget. House Bill 1330 passed the House with a vote of 105-97, with three Republicans voting alongside Democrats and one member on leave.
Republican House appropriators said the proposed 2026 spending levels reflect efforts “rightsize” many agencies outside of national security and defense.
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Vice President JD Vance will head to the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania to begin selling President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package
House Republican appropriators are facing intraparty headwinds as they try to move fiscal 2026 spending bills before the August break.
Though the deadline for completing a budget expired two weeks ago, House Democrats took a step forward Monday by approving a $50.6 billion spending plan. The new proposal appears to reduce spending by $1 billion,
The day after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives sent them a hefty spending plan, Senate leaders aren’t rushing to act. Instead, they are halfway across the state at a summit in Pittsburgh with congressional,
Two Republicans joined all Democrats opposed to Trump's "one big beautiful bill," making the final vote 218-214.
The House took a critical step toward approving their mammoth tax and spending package early Thursday morning by adopting a rule for the measure after tamping down a revolt.
In their appropriations bill, House Republicans take a whack at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget, proposing to slash its funding by 23 percent. While dramatic, the cut is still
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