Senator Dush

At today’s PA Department of Education state budget hearing, I sought on the record details concerning a fraud investigation involving a pre-k education vendor and the rationale behind a massive, proposed spending increase for school meal programs.

I concluded my first round of questioning by asking Secretary Carrie Rowe, Ed.D., to justify why the astronomically expensive and extremely ineffective State Board of Higher Education should not be repealed by the Legislature.

For more information:
https://www.wtaj.com/news/regional-news/little-measurable-benefit-pa-rep-looks-to-repeal-state-board-of-higher-education/?

https://www.palegis.us/senate/co-sponsorship/memo?memoID=47983

https://senatordush.com/enews/022726-2/

https://www.pasenategop.com/budget-hearings/

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Since enaction of the PA EDGE tax credits in 2022, none of them have been used for economic development.

In my second round of Senate Budget hearing questions with PA Budget Secretary Zach Reber and PA Revenue Secretary Pat Browne, I asked them to explain why and if these credits could just be eliminated since they are sitting idle?

Finally, I questioned both secretaries if they were aware of any states where the societal and law enforcement costs of legalizing recreational marijuana do not exceed collected tax revenue for legalized marijuana sales?

Learn more:
https://pafamily.org/.../false-promises-of-recreational.../
https://senatordush.com/enews/022726-2/
https://www.pasenategop.com/budget-hearings/

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