Pa. Treasurer Stacy Garrity Expands Loan Program for Services Impacted by State Budget Impasse

Pa. Treasurer Stacy Garrity expands loan program for services impacted by state budget impasse

It's an expansion of a program announced last month to provide loans to counties and service providers affected by the ongoing state budget impasse.

Budget deadlock in Harrisburg continues, treasurer expands borrowing program

Pennsylvania entered its fourth month of the ongoing budget stalemate as top leaders continue to point fingers over who to blame while county governments and public school boards face the prospects of short-term debt and service cuts to maintain operations.

It’s Long Past Time to Get the State Budget Done

Op-ed by Senator Patty Kim Op-ed by Senator Patty Kim The famous proverb “when elephants fight, the grass suffers” means the weak get hurt in conflict between the powerful. It is an apt way to assess the ongoing state budget impasse and the partisan gridlock that has affected our political system. Finger pointing and blame is not a constructive way to resolve the issue, and there are far too many everyday Pennsylvanians that will suffer as a res…