Budget revenue progress enters uncertain territory as House GOP balks at latest proposal

Work to balance the FY 2016-2017 and FY 2017-2018 spending plans entered uncertain territory Saturday after House Republicans—the majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives—failed to cobble enough votes to lift the latest revenue proposal crafted in large part by House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and sent members home to once again remain on six-hour call.

Saturday, July 22, 2017/Author: Jason Gottesman

Categories: News and Views

Tags: revenue budget Gov. Wolf Rep. Dermody Rep. Turzai

Gov. Wolf nominates PSEA’s Jerry Oleksiak for Labor and Industry head

Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday afternoon announced his intention to nominate Pennsylvania State Education Association president Jerry Oleksiak to take over for departing Secretary of Labor and Industry Kathy Manderino.

Saturday, July 22, 2017/Author: Jason Gottesman

Categories: News and Views

Tags: Gov. Wolf Sec. Manderino PSEA labor and industry Oleksiak

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County join national initiative to make homes greener and safer

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzergald joined together Friday, along with other area officials, to enter into a national initiative to make the region's housing stock more efficient and healthy.

Pittsburgh joins 19 other cities nationwide by participating in the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI)- a partnership between the Mayor’s Office, other government agencies, and nonprofit service providers to deliver housing intervention programs for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County residents living in energy inefficient, unhealthy, and unsafe homes.

Friday, July 21, 2017/Author: Alanna Koll

Categories: Pittsburgh

Tags: Mayor Peduto Karen Hacker Green & Healthy Homes