Alexa Woronowicz

February 18, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawmakers kicked off budget hearings on Feb. 15 as the Pennsylvania state government faces a multibillion-dollar revenue gap—a hangover from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic—and Gov. Tom Wolf's proposal to raise the state income tax takes center stage.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

4 minute read

February 11, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Wolf delivered the $43.7 billion proposal to lawmakers in a joint session of the House and Senate, the kickoff of almost five months of wrangling before the fiscal year ends June 30.

By Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press

5 minute read

January 07, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania is sitting on a fat budget reserve, a healthy and growing surplus, and billions in unspent federal coronavirus relief cash.

By Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press

2 minute read

December 31, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill that would have required school districts to post information about textbooks, course material and state academic standards online.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

December 31, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gov. Tom Wolf announced Dec. 27 his intention to name Leigh M. Chapman to serve as acting secretary of the commonwealth.

By ALM Staff/The Associated Press

4 minute read

December 30, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

These proposed constitutional amendments are a direct attempt to threaten the judiciary based on one party's displeasure with rulings by the court.

By Deborah R. Gross

3 minute read

December 28, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The importance of this trial transcends the specifics. Rather what matters most is the light that has been placed on women, who themselves have likely been severely abused becoming part of the problem.

By Joette Katz

7 minute read

December 24, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's state Senate approved legislation to overhaul how probation is handled, in an effort to clamp down on people being stuck on an endless probation cycle or being sent back to jail for minor violations.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

December 17, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gov. Tom Wolf announced that Pennsylvania will receive a $17 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to sustain the travel, tourism and outdoor recreation sectors as part of the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act.

By ALM Staff

2 minute read

December 17, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of Pennsylvania executive and legislative action for the week of Dec. 13. The state Senate and House of Representatives are set to reconvene Jan. 4.

By ALM Staff

4 minute read