Health care reform. Abortion. Adoption. Gay marriage. Education. These are among top issues tracked by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) in the 2009-2010 legislative session. What happened and where do we go from here?

“We all deserve an opportunity for education that reflects the values our families have instilled in us and also an education our parents wish for us to have,” Carmen Garcia, a junior at Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, bravely testified at a state Senate Education Committee

News for Advocates for Catholic Education in Pennsylvania October 5, 2010 Senate Education School Choice Hearing: The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) has been informed that the Senate Education Committee will host a school choice hearing on October 13, 2010. This is great news

News for Advocates for Catholic Education in Pennsylvania September 2, 2010 Back to School News: Thank you for all your support of the ACE-PA network.  Congratulations. Summer is coming to an end and most of Pennsylvania’s Catholic school children have either returned to the classroom

The highly successful Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program was cut by $15 million last year and was scheduled to be cut another $10 million this year; but thanks to the leadership and support of many state lawmakers, EITC will be funded at the same level as last year – $6

The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the state budget by the constitutional deadline, June 30. Over the Fourth of July weekend, they passed the necessary fiscal code bill that outlines the revenue to pay for it. Although not exactly on time, this state budget was passed earlier th

Governor Ed Rendell will sign the 2010-2011 state budget this morning, putting the $28 billion spending plan into law.  Later this afternoon he will sign the companion fiscal code bill that designates how the revenue will be generated to pay for the plan.

A disagreement over an unresolved issue in the Fiscal Code bill has created an obstacle in the final approval of the state budget.  The General Assembly passed the $28.05 billion spending plan on Wednesday, June 30, but Governor Ed Rendell said he would not sign it into law until the

Wednesday, June 30, 2010, is the deadline for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to pass a balanced budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.  Rumors of a budget deal are being whispered around the state Capitol, but nothing has been resolved yet. It’s not too late to contact your sta

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program provides scholarships for thousands of school children to attend the school that their parents believe is best for them.  In the 2009-2010 budget, the EITC Program was cut by $15 million, making the program a total of $60 million.