{"id":2289116,"date":"2024-07-04T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-budget-negotiations-take-a-holiday-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T10:05:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T14:05:52","slug":"pennsylvania-budget-negotiations-take-a-holiday-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-budget-negotiations-take-a-holiday-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania budget negotiations take a holiday &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpennsylvania-budget-negotiations-take-a-holiday-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-launches-transparency-center-to-help-users-report-harmful-content\/\" title=\"Google opens transparency center for reporting harmful content.\">search \u200dresults<\/a>, \u2062it appears\u200d that Pennsylvania&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/timeline-andrew-cuomos-scandalous-covid-19-response\/\" title=\"Timeline: Andrew Cuomo\u2019s Scandalous COVID-19 Response\">budget negotiations<\/a>\u200d for the year 2024\u200c are ongoing,\u200b with key issues such\u2063 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governors-race-winner-glenn-youngkin-vows-to-change-the-trajectory-of-democrat-run-virginia-transformation-starts-day-one\/\" title=\"Governor\u2019s Race Winner Glenn Youngkin Vows to \u2018Change the Trajectory\u2019 of Democrat-Run Virginia; Transformation Starts \u2018Day One\u2019\">education priorities<\/a> and human services spending still\u2063 unresolved. The state legislature \u200chas been working \u2063towards a budget deal, even during the \u200dFourth of July holiday. Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman has expressed\u2062 optimism about the discussions, noting that details and agreements are crucial in the negotiation process. Despite some contention in\u2063 past\u200c budget talks, this year&#8217;s discussions have been described as engaged, productive, and cordial. \u200bHowever, challenges remain in reaching compromises on education funding and human services. \u200dThe search results suggest that the \u2062budget deadline is looming, \u2062emphasizing the importance of reaching \u2063agreements to avoid governmental dysfunction in a divided government \u2062setting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pennsylvania budget negotiations take a holiday<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/christen-smith-the-center-square\/\">Christen Smith | The Center Square<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-04T09:57:33-04:00\">July 4, 2024 9:57 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1689775\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 The state capitol fell quiet Wednesday after lawmakers left town for the Fourth of July, intent on hammering out a budget deal over the weekend \u2013 maybe.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday break means the plan could be a week or more overdue. Still, Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman, R-Indiana, said discussions remain \u201cengaged,\u201d \u201cproductive\u201d and \u201ccordial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I will also say that details matter, words on paper matter, and as we always say, unless everything\u2019s agreed to, nothing\u2019s agreed to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The tongue-in-cheek remark rings true every budget season, though the contention of last year\u2019s talks seems absent, for now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing we all learned a little bit last year, myself included, is to try to figure out a better way to navigate this process,\u201d Pittman said. \u201cWe really are committed to the notion that divided government shouldn\u2019t be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-ukraine-is-another-reminder-of-the-blessings-of-america\/\" title=\"Nolte: Ukraine Is Another Reminder of the Blessings of America\">dysfunctional government<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Education priorities elude compromise, Pittman said. As does human services spending. In the former, a constitutional mandate to equalize school district funding looms large over negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>A revised formula passed the House in June, though it has yet to be considered in the Senate. Pittman said \u201csome hard realities are setting in\u201d about the new calculations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I\u2019ve said before, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-attorney-general-investigation-uncovers-systemically-racist-curricula-intrusive-surveys-in-public-schools\/\" title=\"Missouri Attorney General Investigation Uncovers Systemically Racist Curricula, Intrusive Surveys In Public Schools\">500 school districts<\/a> in this commonwealth,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery single one of them has a different sense of what is fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the revised formula say it hurts nearly two-thirds of school districts and should be scrapped entirely. Supporters laud the multi-billion dollar plan as long overdue.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it will be up to House Democratic leaders, Senate Republican leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro to meet in the middle. Pittman said he\u2019s confident that can still happen before the lapse impacts state services.<\/p>\n<p>The House gaveled out until Friday at 3 p.m., while the Senate isn\u2019t scheduled to reconvene until 3 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Pittman said, staffers will work \u201caround the clock\u201d to finalize a deal, and the chamber can be ready to come back \u201cat a moment\u2019s notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1689775\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1689775\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania lawmakers took a break for the Fourth of July holiday, pausing budget negotiations that may now be delayed by a week or more. Despite the holiday break, discussions are still ongoing and productive, according to Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman. Education and human services spending remain contentious issues, particularly regarding a revised school funding formula. Pittman expressed confidence that a compromise can still be reached before state services are impacted. Staffers will continue working to finalize a deal, with the House reconvening on Friday and the Senate on Saturday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2289117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24037853686201-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4463,7496,11860,5836,32076],"class_list":["post-2289116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-budget","tag-holiday","tag-negotiations","tag-pennsylvania","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24037853686201-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}