Divided House Votes To End Pennsylvania’s $54 Million Cash Welfare Program

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – State lawmakers are voting to end a Pennsylvania cash welfare program, a year after it was revived following a court decision.
The Republican-controlled House voted 106 to 95 on Wednesday to eliminate the $54 million in payments, bundled in the bill with a subsidy for Philadelphia hospitals.
The cash benefit was about $150 million a year when it was ended under then-Gov. Tom Corbett in 2012.
The Supreme Court overturned that law in 2018 on technical grounds, and Demo