by Chris Reese | May 25, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
I hope you have all seen the news out of the House, which yesterday passed House Bill 1485 – the budget bill. In the House bill, PASSHE’s appropriation is $427.8 million; that’s $75.5 million, or 15 percent, less than the State System received last year. Obviously, a...
by Chris Reese | May 11, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF has been monitoring the Pennsylvania state budget debate closely since Gov. Tom Corbett introduced his spending plan in early March. We were deeply concerned when Corbett’s budget proposed a potentially devastating 54-percent cut for the State System of Higher...
by Chris Reese | May 4, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Even as the state budget is being debated in Harrisburg, our state senators and representatives are working on other pieces of legislation with relevance for APSCUF. A member of the PASSHE Board of Governors, state Rep. Matt Baker recently introduced the Commonwealth...
by Chris Reese | May 2, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
If you still haven’t made it to Harrisburg to stand and be counted in the state budget fight, tomorrow is another great opportunity with the Rally for a Responsible Budget, sponsored by the CLEAR Coalition. Thousands of people will travel from all across Pennsylvania...
by Chris Reese | Apr 20, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Continuing the state budget fight, APSCUF President Steve Hicks yesterday provided testimony to the House Democratic Policy Committee, chaired by state Rep. Mike Sturla (Lancaster). Approximately a dozen House members, including state Rep. James Roebuck...
