Month: December 2019

New Hampshire officials are planning to spend more money this year, even as their general fund revenues look to be down slightly, a new analysis revealed. The Granite State was one of 14 states with

State lawmakers nationwide are spending more money, but they are also replenishing rainy day funds in preparation for the next economic downturn, a new report determined. General fund spending is expected to increase by 4.8

Pennsylvania’s revenue growth was slightly above average, and the state has improved its overall financial stability by increasing the size of its rainy day fund, a new report revealed. Pennsylvania, like Illinois, New York and

An audit of the state’s voter registration system uncovered “potentially bad data and sloppy record-keeping,” but stopped short of saying the results revealed any inappropriate voting. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale’s examination of the Statewide Uniform

The federal government should stop holding immigrating and asylum-seeking families at the Berks County Residential Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale urged during a news conference. Berks County owns the 96-bed facility in

A three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania denied the state cosmetology board’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a pair of Philadelphia-area women who want to end what they say are unconstitutional

Republican lawmakers want to ease taxes the state of Pennsylvania charges small businesses and have introduced a series of bills they say would level the playing field. “While Pennsylvania has a lot of advantages … we