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State Sen. James Malone visits Columbia, warns stalled state budget is delaying PennDOT projects

5841255 · September 24, 2025
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State Sen. James Malone told Columbia Borough Council on Sept. 23 that a still-unfinished state budget has halted PennDOT project funding and urged local officials to use his office for constituent services.

State Sen. James Malone visited the Columbia Borough Council meeting on Sept. 23 to introduce himself to local officials and warn that a stalled state budget is delaying PennDOT-funded projects that municipalities rely on. "We got email from PennDOT that they're not funding projects and so forth," Council members told Malone during the meeting, prompting his reply that leadership across parties was "making progress" but that he could not promise immediate action.

Malone said he represents a district that includes Columbia and neighboring…

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