The Pennsylvania State House yesterday approved a 32.7 billion dollar budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year by a 188-10 vote. The spending plan does not include a tax increase. The budget also includes 140 million dollars for education at all levels including 60 million for security, along with a 20-million-dollar deposit into the state’s Rainy Day Fund. State Representative Aaron Bernstine offered these comments following passage of the budget legislation…

By the way, Representative Bernstine will be the special guest on Friday’s edition of Teleforum in the 10:00 hour. In the meantime, the budget will now be debated in the State Senate.