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Senate, House Kick Off Budget Hearings, DCNR Up Next Week

The Senate and House Appropriations Committee kick off their agency-by-agency hearings on Gov. Wolf’s FY 2018-19 budget request next week both hearing from the Independent Fiscal Office.  Here’s the schedule for several key agencies--

-- February 20-- House: 10:00- Independent Fiscal Office

-- February 20-- Senate: 1:00- Independent Fiscal Office

-- February 22-- House: 1:00- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; 10:00- Department of Transportation

-- February 26-- House: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection; 3:00- Department of Agriculture

-- February 26-- Senate: 3:00- Department of Transportation

-- February 28-- Senate: 1:00- Department of Agriculture; 3:00- Department of Conservation & Natural Resources

-- March 1-- Senate: 3:00- Department of Environmental Protection

-- March 8-- House: 10:00- Governor’s Budget Secretary

-- March 8-- Senate: 1:00- Governor’s Budget Secretary

All House budget hearings will be held in Room 140 of the Main Capitol in Harrisburg.  Click Here to watch the hearing online.  Click Here for the full House budget hearing schedule.

All Senate budget hearings will be in Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.  Hearings are typically webcast on the Senate Republican website.  Click Here for the full Senate budget hearing schedule.

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Op-Ed: Lawmakers Out Of Excuses: Pass The Severance Tax

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The Feds - 2019 Budget

EDF: Trump Budget Means More Pollution, Serious Threats To Health

Trump’s Proposed Cut To EPA Would Reduce It To 1990 Level

Trump Budget Seeks 23% Cut At EPA, Would Eliminate Dozens Of Programs

Water Infrastructure Among Few EPA Winners In Trump Budget Plan

Trump, Citing Redundancies, Again Proposes Steep Cuts To EPA

Bay Journal: Trump Proposes Slashing EPA Chesapeake Bay Funding 90%

AP: Trump Budget Again Targets Regional Water Cleanup Like Chesapeake Bay

Great Lakes Cleanup Programs Targeted In Trump Budget

Trump Proposes New Funding Options For Superfund, Brownfields

White House Proposes 25 Percent Cut To EPA Funding

EPA Release On FY 2019 Federal Budget Request

Trump Budget Cuts Renewable Energy Office, Ups Nuclear Weapons Spending

Trump Budget Would Slash Funding For EPA, DOE Renewables Office

DOE Beefs Up Nuclear Weapons Spending Over Renewables In FY 2019 Budget

Trump Budget Contains $120M To Restart Licensing Of Yucca Mountain Radioactive Waste Site

Trump Seeks Cuts To DOE Loan, Research Programs

Trump Again Proposes To Eliminate Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

DOE Release On FY 2019 Federal Budget Request

Agency-By-Agency Spending Levels Under Trump’s 2019 Budget

How Many Employees Would Agencies Lose (Or Gain) Under Trump’s Budget?

Allegheny River Lock, Dam Repairs Funded Under Trump’s Budget Plan

The Feds - Infrastructure Plan

Trump Unveils Long-Promised Plan For Upgrading U.S. Infrastructure

White House Releases 55-Page, $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

Trump Aims To Speed Environmental Reviews In Infrastructure Plan

Trump’s $1.5T Infrastructure Plan Kicks Most Of Cost To States, Cities

Trump’s Plan To Rebuild U.S. Road Relies On Local Dollars

EPA Release On Trump Infrastructure Plan

Environmental Not A Winner In Trump’s New Infrastructure Plan

Trump Budget Would Fund Interior Projects By Selling Energy On Public Lands

Trump Infrastructure Plan Includes Push To Sell Federal Airports, Power Assets, More

Allegheny River Lock, Dam Repairs Funded Under Trump’s Budget Plan

Philadelphia Official Calls Trump’s Infrastructure Proposal Negligent

Trump Surprises Lawmakers With Support For Gasoline Tax Hike

Trump Proposes Sweeping Changes To National Environmental Policy Act Reviews

Editorial: Trump Infrastructure Plan On The Wrong Course

Editorial: Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Betrays Places In Need

[Posted: Feb. 15, 2018]


2/19/2018

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