Pennsylvania budget impasses

Pennsylvania budget impasses are a series of budget impasses or fiscal crises that pertain to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the latest of which occurred during negotiations of the 2023-2024 state budget.[1][2][3][4]

When elected officials at the state government level have been unable to pass annual budgets after repeated votes in the Pennsylvania General Assembly in previous years, the budget processes have stalled and, in several cases, reached impasses, during which times the commonwealth was unable to pay its bills or payrolls. When these impasses continued for extended periods of time, commonwealth employees, residents receiving government assistance and businesses that were scheduled to be paid for providing services to the government and commonwealth residents frequently faced financial hardship.[5]

  1. ^ Schultz, Brooke (July 12, 2023). "Pennsylvania budget still in turmoil over school vouchers and equity funding case". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Huangpu, Kate; Meyer, Katie (July 3, 2023). "Pennsylvania's budget is late. Here's what you need to know about the impasse". Spotlight PA. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  3. ^ McGoldrick, Gillian (July 11, 2023). "What you need to know about the Pa. budget impasse". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Thompson, Charles (August 3, 2023). "Gov. Shapiro signs Pa. budget, but scratches out $100 million for tuition vouchers". The Patriot-News. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE BUDGET BUDGET IMPASSE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Fiscal Year Ending JUNE 30, 2024" (PDF). Office of the Budget. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.