Price of Service Cuts: Tracking the Local Impact of State Budget Cuts
Deep cuts to public services are being considered in Harrisburg as lawmakers and the Governor work to resolve the budget crisis. PBPC is tracking news reports on the potential impact of these cuts on local communities across Pennsylvania.
Click on the links below to read more about how proposed state budget cuts are impacting Pennsylvanians at the local level.
More information about how proposed cuts will hurt Pennsylvanians can be found at PBPC's 30 Ways in 30 Days Service Cuts Will Hurt Pennsylvanians, which examines proposed cuts to public education, college costs, hospitals, children's health care, senior services, state police patrols, and agricultural programs, among other areas.
September 8, 2009
24 Adult Literacy Staff Cut, Classes Postponed in Northampton Community College
August 27, 2009
August 21, 2009
Budget Impasse Leaves 300 Families Without Childcare as Day Care Centers Postpone Opening
August 20, 2009
One Allentown Library Closes, More Cuts Expected at Other Branch
August 18, 2009
August 14, 2009
Budget Impasse Pushes Safety Net to Brink of Collapse
August 12, 2009
Budget Impasse Forces Human Service Agencies to Use Small Cash Reserves to Stay Afloat
August 7, 2009
Budget Impasse Could Cost Mother of Four Her Job, Childcare, Food Assistance
August 6, 2009
Cash Flow to Human Services Providers Dwindles, Leading to Layoffs
August 5, 2009
Mental Health/Mental Retardation and Children and Youth Services Receive Cuts
July 31, 2009
Budget Impasse Puts Poor School Districts In Jeopardy
July 30, 2009
Williamsport Senior Centers Close Temporarily Because of Budget Uncertainty
July 24, 2009
Six State-Run Veterans' Facilities Stop Admitting Veterans
July 21, 2009
Fewer Firefighters in Harrisburg Will Likely Mean Slower Response Times
July 20, 2009
Financial Crisis in Philadelphia and Potential Cuts to Children and Youth
Terminating State Council of the Arts Would Thwart Local Artistic Expression
July 10, 2009
Hundreds of Layoffs Considered by Two Southeastern Counties
July 8, 2009
Blair County Furloughs Worker, While Senior Housing Program Closes
Check back later for more reports.
