b'PACEP Advocacy UpdateBy Bigley and Blikle, LLC FAREWELL AND NEWrevisited before the 2025-2026 Fiscal BEGINNINGS Years end given the projected drop in state revenue and federal funding, Farewell to Janso why not enact an on-time budget Jan Reisinger was a colleague, co- and have a nice summer?This worker, and like for many of you, aview is beginning to gain traction, good friend to the B & B Team.Herparticularly among legislators who optimism, caring, dedication, and purehave vacation plans.joy in her work will be sorely missed. The pessimists believe that politics as The B & B Team cherishes the time weusual will prevail in June, July, August, had together.Godspeed, Dear Friend. and perhaps into September.Fiscal Welcome to Brenda Dill hawks on the right may want to know Jonathan Bigley exactly what the revenue and federal Partner, Bigley & Blikle The B & B Team joins with PACEP infunding shortfalls will be before they welcoming Brenda Dill as Executiveconsent to a Pennsylvania budget.Director.Although we did not directlyGovernor Shapiro and the majority work with Brenda in the past, we knewHouse Democrats may not want to her from the high praise her formerreduce their spending priorities too POMA colleagues heaped upon her. much to reach a compromise.Even We look forward to forming a closein past years with revenue surpluses, working relationship with Brenda. lawmakers generally failed to meet POMAs loss is PACEPs gain. the June 30th deadline, so why would we expect a different outcome with STATE BUDGET PREVIEWdire economic circumstances on the Will Pennsylvania have an on-timehorizon, the pessimists ask.state budget in place?There are twoIf the past is prologue, the pessimists emerging thoughts as the budgetview will likely prevail.season blooms along with the lilacs.Pragmatists believe that with dividedNURSE SCOPE OF PRACTICE government, both parties benefitIt has been relevantly quiet on the from completing budget work onNurse Scope of Practice front this or near the June 30th deadline.Asession primarily due to the lack of slumping economy that will adverselya majority for the House Democratic affect state revenues, and a federalCaucus.When the House was tied at government that seems poised to101-101, the Democratic leaders did blow a big hole into every statesnot advance controversial legislation.budget leads pragmatists to concludeWith the House now at a firm 102-that Governor Josh Shapiro and the101 Democratic majority, the B & B General Assembly are better offTeam will closely monitor the status of enacting an early or on-time budgetthe various bills introduced.We will based on the fiscal data they havealso work with others in the House of now.Pragmatists know that anyMedicine to safeguard against adverse budget adopted will need to belegislation.12 PACEP News | Spring 2025'