PennDOT has unveiled a plan to widen an I-79 bridge over Route 50 and reconfigure the Bridgeville interchange there. But PennDOT first has to come up with a way to pay for the work, and officials are considering making that bridge and others toll bridges. The I-79 widening and interchange
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The reaction of lawmakers in the region to Gov. Tom Wolfâs $40 billion budget proposal was about as cold as the temperature outside this time of year.
State Rep. Josh Kail, a Beaver County Republican whose district includes part of Washington County, summed up the negative response when he described it as âtaxes, taxes and more taxes.â
âUnfortunately, instead of advancing pro-worker and pro-growth policies, we still have the same problems that we had when the governor was elected in 2014, and heâs still trying to use the same failed tax policy in response.â
Wolf, a Democrat, and the Republican-majority General Assembly locking horns over the budget has been an annual rite for most of the governorâs time in office. In his budget address Wednesday, Wolf called for an increase in personal income taxes in the 2021-22 fiscal year, a severance tax on the natural gas industry and a 17% increase in spending overall to boost public schools and job trainin
’Pennsylvania is a better place because of him’: Colleagues react to Sen. Dave Arnold’s passing PennLive.com 1/17/2021 Jan Murphy, pennlive.com
Friends and colleagues reacted with sadness upon learning of Sen. Dave Arnold’s death on Sunday morning following his 15-month-long battle with brain cancer. He was 49.
The former longtime Lebanon County district attorney, who held his senatorial post since last January, died at home with his wife Alicia and daughter Reese at his side. As the senator for the 48th District, he represented all of Lebanon County and portions of Dauphin and York counties.
Gov. Tom Wolf ordered the commonwealth flag on all commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds to fly at half-staff immediately.