
Katie Meyer
@katieemeyer4Katie Meyer is a government editor/reporter for Spotlight PA.
Previously, she was WHYY’s political reporter and covered state politics as Harrisburg bureau chief for WITF. She lives in South Philly.
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Pa. will have trouble making payments beyond September
As Pennsylvania lawmakers fight over the details of a long-overdue budget funding plan, the commonwealth is having trouble covering short ...
7 years ago
Pa. Senate hits restart on budget negotiations
The GOP-controlled Pennsylvania Senate has formally rejected a conservative budget plan passed by the House — essentially resetting neg ...
7 years ago
Pa. Senate won’t concur on conservative House plan
Pennsylvania state Senators are trying to figure out how to move forward on the stalled state budget. They’re planning to fo ...
7 years ago
Abortion-alternative group disagrees with audit showing it misused Pa. state funds [updated]
The Pennsylvania auditor general’s office has released a report claiming that a provider of abortion-alternative services misused t ...
7 years ago
Stark differences persist as Pa. Senate returns to budget talks
The state Senate is back in session, and is gearing up to respond to a budget package the House passed last week. Senate leaders a ...
7 years ago
Pennsylvania delays payments as general fund balance nears zero
Pennsylvania is putting off paying over a billion dollars to insurers who administer Medicaid benefits, because its main bank account is ...
7 years ago
Pa. House narrowly passes a tax-free budget funding plan
The state House of Representatives has narrowly voted to move a budget plan built largely on one-time fund transfers. Although it ...
7 years ago
Pa. House cobbles together new budget plan, light on recurring dollars
After negotiations briefly stalled Tuesday, the House is on the verge of passing a GOP-authored plan to balance a $2.2 billion dollar gap ...
7 years ago
Ralliers try to convince Pa. lawmakers to act on gerrymandering
Advocates for overhauling the redistricting process packed the Capitol rotunda in Harrisburg Tuesday hoping to persuade lawmakers to take ...
7 years ago
Pa. House members return to budget work
After weeks of deserted Capitol hallways and quiet meetings between Pennsylvania House members, the chamber is officially back in session ...
7 years ago
Agency heads voice concern over Pa. GOP budget proposal
Agencies are raising alarms over a Pennsylvania GOP-backed House plan to redirect billions of dollars to fill gaps in the state’s b ...
7 years ago
Pa. House GOP contends with intra-caucus disputes over budget fix
Pennsylvania is in its third month with no balanced budget. Governor Tom Wolf, Senate Democrats and Republicans, and House Democra ...
7 years ago
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