2013-14 State Budget

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Senator Vincent Hughes Says that State Budget Passed by the Senate Moves Pennsylvania in the Wrong Direction

HARRISBURG – June 29th, 2013 – Senator Vincent Hughes released the following statement today after the Pennsylvania Senate voted to pass the Republican budget proposal: “I’m disappointed that my colleagues in the Senate decided to advance a budget proposal that does...

Senate Democrats Budget Properly Funds Education, Job Creation, Social Services

Harrisburg, June 3, 2013– Senate Democrats today presented their version of a 2013-14 state budget which they say is a responsible alternative to the short-sighted and ill-advised spending plans offered by Gov. Tom Corbett and House Republicans. [box title="2013-14...

Senate Democrats Seek Job Creation, Education, Safety Net Dollars in Budget Discussions

Harrisburg, April 17, 2013 – Senate Democrats’ 2013-14 budget priorities are heavily weighted toward job creation, education investments, strengthening the social-services safety net, modernizing liquor sales and refocusing Pennsylvania’s business tax menu to help...

Hughes Supports SRC Call for Corbett Administration to Plug Budget Hole

Philadelphia, March 28, 2013 – State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes released the following statement today after the Philadelphia School Reform Commission (SRC) outlined its revenue needs for the coming year in its new budget. Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), the...

Sen. Hughes: Corbett Budget Continues to Move PA in the Wrong Direction

HARRISBURG, February 5, 2013 – State Senate Democratic Appropriations Chair, Vincent Hughes (D-Phila./Montgomery) today issued the following statement on Governor Tom Corbett’s 2013-14 budget proposal: “With this budget proposal, Governor Corbett continues a tradition...