US EditionShapiro Administration Warns Schools, Health and Human Services of Payment Delays
PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 29 – Delays affect $2 billion in education funding and $542 million for health and human services, risking borrowing costs for districts and counties, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Shapiro administration said at least $2.5 billion in payments to schools, counties, and providers will be delayed over the next six weeks due to the budget impasse.
- Budget negotiations have stalled nearly a month after the June 30 deadline, with the Pennsylvania Senate and House of Representatives remaining deadlocked over state spending.
- Funding details show delays to $1.4 billion in Basic Education Funding and $250 million in Special Education Funding, according to the administration.
- County welfare agencies will face missed payments across Pennsylvania’s 67 counties due to the budget impasse, delaying essential services.
- If the stalemate continues, counties may resort to loans, passing borrowing costs to taxpayers once a budget bill reaches the governor’s desk.
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Schools and counties begin to see payment delays as Pa. budget stalemate hits a month
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars in aid for Pennsylvania schools and human services are delayed because of a budget dispute between the governor and the Legislature, state officials said.
As Pennsylvania budget stalemate continues, schools and counties begin to see payment delays
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