The Fayette County commissioners will apply for a loan of up to $5.5 million from the state Treasury Budget Bridge Loan program to help it weather the financial strain as officials wait for the passage of a state budget. “We waited as long as we could in hopes that the budget would get ...

As neighboring counties institute hiring freezes and furlough employees in the face of the continuing state budget impasse, officials in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties say they are not planning similar action – at least not yet. “We’ll have to keep waiting,” said Jared ...

As the budget stalemate in Harrisburg continues, educators across Pennsylvania are urging state lawmakers to end the impasse. School districts have been left in limbo, unsure of what funding they will receive this year. The Pennsylvania State Education Association last week raised the ...