Senate GOP proposal spurs more bickering about Pa. budget now nearly 4 months overdue

The party line vote came on the 113th day after the June 30 deadline. Democrats criticized the plan as “unserious” and a ...

Pa. lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro have approved a $50.1 billion state budget, officially ending monthslong impasse

Pennsylvania budget stalemate has finally ended. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the nearly $50.1 billion state budget Wednesday, as ...

Bill to end government shutdown passes the Senate, heads to House next for final vote

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history moved closer to an end Monday after a small group of mostly Senate Democrats ...
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Senate Republicans quickly shy away from controversial section of funding bill

The bill that President Donald Trump signed into law to reopen the federal government contains one controversial provision ...

Republican leaders reject Trump’s demands to scrap the Senate filibuster to end the shutdown

Trump’s sudden decision to assert himself into the shutdown debate — bringing the highly charged demand to end the filibuster — is certain to set the Senate on edge. It could spur senators toward ...

Senate approves bill to end government shutdown, sending it to the House

The shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to ...
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Former Pa. Senate Republican leader ‘Chip’ Brightbill dies at 83

Former state Senate Majority Leader David “Chip” Brightbill, who represented parts of south-central Pennsylvania over his ...