Ask a top GOP lawmaker about Josh Shapiro’s budget

Ask a top GOP lawmaker about Josh Shapiro’s budget

Between now and June 30, Pennsylvania lawmakers will negotiate a state budget. This process is expected to feature debate, disagreement, and (possibly) deals on issues ranging from funding public transit to legalizing marijuana to dealing with the commonwealth’s structural deficit. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s goals are already on record. He wants to send more money to Pennsylvania’s poorest public schools, tax skill games, and legalize recrea…

Skill games, legal weed in limbo with Pa. budget deadline approaching

HARRISBURG — Two months remain until Pennsylvania’s statutory budget deadline arrives and two proposed revenue streams vital to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plan for the new fiscal year are unresolved: legal recreational marijuana and regulated skill games.

News & Brews May 1, 2025

Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Checking in on Pa. budget negotiations We’re just under two months until the traditional June 30 state budget deadline. And CNHI reports that “two proposed revenue streams vital to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plan for the new fiscal year are unresolved: legal recreational marijuana and regulated skill games.” By the way, “vital” in this context means Shapiro has proposed massive spending increases…

New Pennsylvania Poll Finds Support for Marijuana Legalization at Highest Level Ever, Just 21% Oppose

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Support for legal marijuana in Pennsylvania has climbed to its highest level since Muhlenberg College first began tracking the issue in 2013. According to the latest Muhlenberg College Public Health Survey, 52% of adult Pennsylvanians say they favor legalizing marijuana for any purpose. This marks a three-point increase from last year and continues a broader upward trend over the past decade.…

Support Swells For Full Marijuana Legalization In Pennsylvania

Opposition to recreational marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania has plummeted over the last 12 years according to the latest Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion survey. Pennsylvania legalized medical marijuana in 2016, becoming the 24th US state to do so. As at November 2024, there were 440,733 patients registered in the state. While medical marijuana has […] The post Support Swells For Full Marijuana Legalization In Pennsylvania ap…