Pennsylvania Lawmakers Eye Final Votes On Tax Package
House and Senate votes were expected on a $1.3 billion revenue package that was still under wraps Wednesday morning after lawmakers worked into Tuesday night to settle its final details.
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House and Senate votes were expected on a $1.3 billion revenue package that was still under wraps Wednesday morning after lawmakers worked into Tuesday night to settle its final details.
Rolling down Route 982 in Youngstown, Westmoreland County, you may pass a house with an American flag, and then you'll pass the house next door, which is an American flag.
Tuesday was expected to be crucial to determining whether the tax-averse Legislature controlled by huge Republican majorities will pass a tax increase to fully fund the spending bill.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said he would not stop a roughly $31 billion election-year spending bill from becoming law.
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives is scheduled to return to session this weekend as budget negotiators are still at odds over how to fill a hole in a spending plan on Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's desk.
The U.S. Capitol building is no longer on lockdown.
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the U.S. will leave 8,400 troops in Afghanistan when he completes his term, down slightly from the current number but well up from the 5,500 he announced previously, arguing America's interests depend on helping Afghanistan's struggling government fight continuing threats from the Taliban and others.
In a highly unusual press conference, FBI director James Comey made public the FBI's conclusion after a lengthy investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.
FBI Director James Comey says the FBI will not recommend criminal charges in its investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state.
Hillary Clinton was interviewed by the FBI about her use of a private email server as secretary of state, her campaign said Saturday, as federal investigators neared the end of the probe that has hung over her White House bid.
Gov. Tom Wolf's office says he'll sign legislation that would require cancer patients in Pennsylvania to get the same insurance coverage for certain oral drugs as for intravenous medications.
Pennsylvania lawmakers are returning to work on the state's spending plan for the coming year.
The Pennsylvania House and Senate are returning to session on the last day of the state government's fiscal year, with differences remaining on a tax package necessary to finance a $31.5 billion budget plan.
If Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan refuses to schedule an up-or-down vote on "No Fly No Buy" for terrorists and universal background checks for gun purchases, another sit-in like that last week in the House is likely.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the main appropriations bill in a nearly $31.6 billion budget plan.
