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The budget for 2025-2026 in Pennsylvania is delayed in three months, which meant that the governments of the counties and service providers with whom they conclude contracts had to make the due state financing.
The state expenditure plan was to be adopted by June 30.
Last month, the treasurer of Staca Garrita, who also runs the governor in a republican basic program, announced a program that would provide $ 500 million loans with low interest rates on poviat governments and starters of starts, affected by the impasse. Now it is expanding this initiative to organizations that arrange with poviat governments to provide services for people who survived rape and children before K, as well as support for preventing domestic violence.
“The response to a short -term solution of financing the Treasury was positive and I am glad that I can expand this program to include organizations that provide critical services for a larger number of children, as well as for people who survived rape and assault,” said Garrity in a statement. “I use tools available as a state treasurer to make sure that critical services can be continued without interruption. These loans are a lifestyle.”
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TThe coalition of Pennsylvania against domestic violence said in a statement that “she is grateful for a loan during a budget impasse, and 4.5% interest rate It will hurt significantly [domestic violence] programs. “
They said that a loan of $ 5.8 million, for which the organization is entitled, would cause around USD 260,000 USD, which will be required.
“If a community of nations cannot agree the budget, we call on legislators to support the Barrita Garrita Bridge loan, resigning from interest fees to support the necessary services of domestic violence and sexual assault. The necessary service providers cannot continue the necessary funds,” he said.
Poviat governments and school districts call legislators in the State Chamber for action quickly with the budget. The poviats are responsible for the provision of many compulsory services paid for state money. In some cases, these services are required by law, even when state financing is maintained by ongoing negotiations between the governor of Josh Shapiro and legislators.
Sometimes the counties took loans, immersed themselves in savings or confined net security services. They would be responsible for covering interest accrued for any loans. While most school districts have not yet seen sedate effects, Supporters warned This may change this month if the budget is not adopted.
Rosie Lapowsky, spokeswoman for the governor of Josh Shapiro, implied Republicans who have the majority in the state senate, maintained the budget for political support of the slope.
“The way of financing our critical services in Pennsylvania is the Republicans of the Senate to stop playing politics by deliberately extending the budget process and return to work, finding an agreement with the house and sending the budget to the governor’s desk,” Lapowsky said in a text message. “The governor presented his budget plan 241 days ago, and since then the Republicans of the Senate are in the session only 29 days – it is time to perform their tasks and send a budget for the governor’s desk for the signature.”
The leader of the majority of Senate Joe Pittman (R-Indiana) responded to the allegation through the spokesperson.
“Billions of dollars of increased expenses sought after by Democrats are unreal and would be harmful to our community’s long -term fiscal stability,” he said in a statement. “Republicans of the Senate are still focusing on the effects of the final expenditure plan, which respects taxpayers, while enabling the development of Pennsylvania.”
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