Budget hearings continue next week as the House Appropriations Committee closely examines the governor’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year. The Independent Fiscal Office, Department of Revenue, Department of Aging, Auditor General and Attorney General were among the first to testify.
You can watch the hearings live here. Scheduled testifiers next week include:
Tues., Feb. 18
9:30 a.m. -Public School Employees Retirement System/State Employees Retirement System
1:30 p.m. -Department of Education
3:00 p.m. -Department of Labor and Industry
Wed., Feb. 19
9:30 a.m. - Public Utility Commission 11:00 a.m. - Office of Consumer Affairs/Small Business Advocate
1:00 p.m. - Department of Environmental Protection
2:00 p.m. - Department of community and Economic Development
Thurs., Feb. 20
9:30 a.m. - Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
11:00 a.m. - Office of Open Records
1:30 p.m. - Pennsylvania Commission on Community Colleges
3:00 p.m. - Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
The Commonwealth’s General Fund revenue collections for the month of January were approximately $2.36 billion, which is $43.5 million less than expected. General Fund collections so far this year total $14.65 billion, which is $41 million below the official estimate. Learn more.
Property Tax/Rent Rebate forms for the 2013 tax year just arrived in my district office. Under the state program, rebates of up to $650 are available to eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 years or older, widows and widowers 50 years or older, and those 18 years or older with permanent disabilities.
You can download a form here or stop by and pick one up. My staff will be happy to help fill out the application at no charge to you.
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