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Pennsylvania doesn’t have a 2025-26 state budget, but the state does have 42 new names for roads and bridges in 24 counties. #pagov #papolitics #papoli #pasenate #pahouse.

The House and Senate are taking different paths on banning the use of PFAS in fire-fighting foam. #pahouse #pasenate #pagov #papolitics.

School board members said the state’s failure to pass a state budget on time will force them to scramble to adjust. #pagov #papoli #papolitics #pasenate #pahouse.

The state House on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the state’s Medicaid program to cover home blood pressure monitors for pregnant women. #pahouse #pagov #papoli #papolitics.

The House Labor and Industry Committee voted 14-12 along party lines in favor of House Bill 1676, which would establish a state grant program to recruit and retain nurses in Pennsylvania. #pahouse #pagov #papoli #papolitics.

A program that allows permit seekers to skip the line by hiring outside inspectors instead of Department of Environmental Protection staff launched Monday. #papoli #pagov #papolitics #pahouse #pasenate.

More than $250 million in property tax and rent rebates will be split among 425,000 senior citizens and people with disabilities. #pagov #papoli #papolitics.

On a second try, the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation Monday creating a state grant program to help local communities protect their employees from violence. #pahouse #papoli #pagov #papolitics.

Pennsylvania will not have a budget done on time and @GovernorShapiro warned that the state does not have the resources to absorb the cuts proposed in a federal budget under consideration by the U.S. Congress. #pagov #papolitics #papoli.

Legislation to roll back limits on Sunday hunting is heading to the governor’s desk. #pahouse #pasenate #pagov #papoli #papolitics.

Nursing home operators say the state is not doing enough to help them keep their doors open as they struggle with staffing shortages and flatlined Medicaid reimbursements. #pagov #papolitics #papoli #pahouse #pasenate.

House lawmakers are considering legislation to help keep local public employees safe from violence and physical threats. #pahouse #pagov #papoli #papolitics.

Lawmakers left the Capitol Thursday without a budget deal in place, with both chambers of the General Assembly scheduled to return Monday, June 30 — the formal deadline to pass a budget. #pasenate #pahouse #pagov #papolitics.

Legislation to repeal the state’s ban on Sunday hunting is one vote away from landing on the governor’s desk. #pagov #pasenate #papoli #papolitics #pahouse.

The House Local Government Committee approved legislation Wednesday allowing local officials to offer new tax incentives to redevelop old malls. #pahouse #papolitics #papoli #pagov.

.@GovernorShapiro called on federal officials to maintain access to vaccines ahead of a Wednesday vote by a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel. #pagov #papoli #papolitics.

State officials unveiled plans for a $55 million makeover of the 61-year-old State Museum of Pennsylvania. #papoli #pagov #papolitics .

The state House on Tuesday approved legislation that would require schools to teach cursive handwriting. #pahouse #pagov #papoli #politics.

Supporters of a specific skill games bill rallied Tuesday as debate over legalizing more gambling in Pennsylvania heats up at the Capitol. #pagov #papolitics #papoli #pasenate #pahouse.

The House Education Committee approved legislation along party-lines Tuesday providing for voting representatives from faculty and staff on the governing board for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). #pahouse #papolitics #pagov.