Brad Bumsted is a state Capitol reporter for the Trib.
Brad Bumsted can be reached via e-mail or at 717-787-1405
Brad Bumsted Columns
- The online world of Jesse White
- Lack of decorum in final Senate booze hearing
- NCAA had to act swiftly
- Perhaps photos such as Joan Orie Melvin’s sentencing shot should be mandatory
- Let’s make a deal
- The Melvin sentence: Judges protecting judges
- Lots of holes in Senate liquor hearing arguments
- Break the ‘Groundhog Day’ auditing loop
- A peek inside the Pa. Turnpike Commission
- Playing games with pay to play
- Expect turnpike plea deals
New law ensures crime victims and families can speak up during parole process
By Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — Crime victims and their families on Tuesday won the right to speak to the Board of Probation and Parole when it considers releasing a person who committed a crime against them. “This bill levels the playing field and …
Senator’s liquor plan offers sales, packaging reform but no state store closings
By Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — With Republican leaders flanking him, a Bucks County senator offered a plan on Tuesday that he said would allow existing liquor licensees to sell wine and liquor to go but lacks a mechanism to close more than 600 …
Cecil residents take bus to Capitol to protest Rep. White’s online attacks using false names
By Josh FatzickHARRISBURG — About 20 people boarded a bus to the Capitol on Tuesday and disembarked carrying signs to protest fictitious online posts by their legislator, …
Dems want to modernize, not privatize, liquor system, Costa says
By Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — Lawmakers and lobbyists said on Monday that relinquishing state control of the wholesale system of liquor and wine sales remains an obstacle to passing liquor privatization in the Senate. Senate Republicans are scheduled to debate privately on Tuesday …
Corbett administration seeking assurances state won’t be left holding Medicaid bag
By Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s top welfare official will meet with Medicaid’s federal overseers on Monday in hopes of getting Republican Gov. Tom Corbett the flexibility he’s seeking to determine whether to expand the state’s program. The meeting “is a continuation of …
Democrats sharply criticize $28.3 billion budget passed in Pa. House
By Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — Democrats sharply criticized a $28.3 billion state spending plan for 2013-14 the House approved on Wednesday that did not include an expansion of Medicaid offered to states under the Affordable Care Act. “Five-hundred thousand Pennsylvanians without health insurance …
Gov. Corbett still pushing Senate to move liquor privatization bill
By Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett urged the state Senate on Wednesday to act on liquor privatization before the end of the fiscal year June 30. The Republican governor remained optimistic the General Assembly can approve a bill to sell the …
Peduto asks state to keep Pittsburgh under Act 47 during Capitol visit
By Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — Pittsburgh Councilman Bill Peduto wrapped up a two-day Capitol visit on Tuesday with a request that state officials keep the city under Act 47 state oversight until its fiscal situation stabilizes. Reducing a $700 million unfunded pension liability …
First skirmishes over state budget involve block grants, Medicaid
By Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — The state House on Tuesday may take the first step to approve a no-tax-hike state budget and try to meet the June 30 constitutional deadline. The House is poised to approve a $28.3 billion spending plan for 2013-14. …
State bill would strip most power of county exec to appoint Port Authority board
By Tom Fontaine and Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — A bill to restructure the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s board of directors set off a war of words between one of the …
First skirmishes over state budget involve block grants, Medicaid
By Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — The state House on Tuesday may take the first step to approve a no-tax-hike state budget and try to meet the June 30 constitutional deadline. The House is poised to approve a $28.3 billion spending plan for 2013-14. …
