[naviga:h3]Rep. Ellis schedules veterans’ assistance[/naviga:h3]

State Rep. Brian Ellis, R-11th District, will hold veterans’ assistance hours in his Lyndora office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.

Veterans are invited to schedule an appointment at the district office, located at 6 Chesapeake St., Suite 200, by calling 724-283-5852.

[naviga:h3]State has stable tax revenue collections[/naviga:h3]

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania state government is heading into the final month of its fiscal year with stable tax collections as Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-controlled Legislature prepare to assemble an election-year budget.

The Department of Revenue reported Friday that collections through 11 months for the state’s main operating account were $31.5 billion, or about $121 million above estimate.

The two biggest revenue sources, taxes on income and sales, are up 6 percent to $21.7 billion, compared to this point last year. It’s a turnaround from last year, when budget makers filled a $2.2 billion projected deficit, largely by borrowing.