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Gov. Shapiro Signs $50.8B Pa. Budget with Focus on Education, Public Safety
The plan boosts education funding and preserves the rainy day fund while leaving out skill games, marijuana and transit proposals.
- On Sunday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the $50.8 billion state budget into law after the legislature approved the spending package during a rare weekend session.
- This measure marks the fifth consecutive year lawmakers missed the June 30 budget deadline, though negotiators bridged "profound differences" to finalize the agreement nearly two weeks late.
- The spending plan allocates more than $900 million for education and preserves the state's nearly $8 billion rainy day fund, though critics labeled the reliance on delayed payments an "accounting gimmick."
- Both chambers passed the bill with bipartisan support, including a 44-6 Senate vote; Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman called the budget "imperfectly good" while Shapiro noted shared goals were reflected.
- Lawmakers excluded contentious proposals including raising the minimum wage and regulating skill games, setting the stage for policy battles ahead of the November election.
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PA Gov Shapiro signs $50.8B state budget amid praise, barbs
Bridging a deficit in part by delaying some payments and reclaiming money from what they called the “couch cushions” of state government, lawmakers on Sunday approved a $50.8 billion budget for 2026-27 that immediately got the signature of Gov. Josh Shapiro. The final product came together after lengthy and secretive negotiations among top Democrats and...
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(The Center Square) - Bridging a deficit in part by delaying some payments and reclaiming money from what they called the "couch cushions" of state government, lawmakers on Sunday approved a $50.8 billion budget for 2026-27 that immediately got the…
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