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Read the transcript of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025 budget address
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday proposed a $51.5 billion state budget, calling for major investments in education and health care. And as Pennsylvania faces a $4.5 billion budget gap, Shapiro also pitched that the state should create new revenue streams — such as legalizing recreational marijuana and regulating skill games — as well as tapping into $1.
‘Pennsylvania is on the rise,’ Shapiro says in unveiling $51B state budget
Governor is not letting projected budget deficits stopping him from continued investments in public schools, economic development and infrastructure.But he needs new taxes on marijuana and skill games to get there.
Watch: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro gives 2025-26 budget address
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday delivered his 2025-26 budget proposal to lawmakers. His plan seeks more money for the poorest public school districts, while emphasizing frugality and pushing for legalized marijuana.
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget would give another $500 million to underfunded schools. But other increases don’t keep pace with inflation, advocates say
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget plan continues to ramp up investment in Pennsylvania’s underfunded K-12 schools, adding more than $500 million to a formula unveiled last year that gives big boosts to poorer communities.
Pennsylvania Perspective Special Edition: 2025 Budget Address Recap
Governor Josh Shapiro delivered his third annual Budget Address to a joint session of the General Assembly, where he
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro discusses how his budget proposal will impact Pittsburgh
With a proposed budget of more than $51 billion, Gov. Shapiro said he wants investments in Pittsburgh schools, safety, and transit.
How much would Lehigh Valley school districts get under Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget? See the numbers
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday released his administration’s proposed funding amounts for the state’s public school districts in the 2025-26 school year as part of his budget plan. The proposal includes $9.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro gives budget address to Pa General Assembly
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is proposing a state budget that’s over $51 billion for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year.
Gov. Josh Shapiro pitched Pennsylvania’s budget proposal
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he has a budget plan that will make Pennsylvania safer, healthier, and more competitive. He pitched his budget to a joint session of the general assembly. His agenda includes more funding for education.
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Shapiro’s budget proposal includes changes to energy tax breaks, board to speed up permit reviews
The governor’s energy proposals aim to encourage development of both fossil fuels and renewable energy sources.
Pa. has a $4.5 billion education funding shortfall. What is Shapiro's plan to tackle it?
Still, Chapin expressed some disappointment in Shapiro's plan for special education funding, which the governor proposed ...
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Administrators pleased by proposed education budget
While education funding increases in the proposed Pennsylvania state budget still do not meet the rising expenses of local ...
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Shapiro proposes closing two Pa. prisons to save over $100 million
The governor's budget plan also calls for closure of two state-run community corrections facilities for an additional $10 ...
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Pa. budget proposal includes plan to reopen Glen Onoko Falls Trail with safety enhancements
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal includes adding a popular waterfall tract at Jim Thorpe to ...
Shapiro uses visit to central Pa. preschool to plug childcare workforce plan: ‘critically important’
Shapiro appeared Thursday afternoon at CrossPoint Early Learning Center in Lower Paxton Township in what was the first — but ...
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Legal weed, more money for Pa.’s poorest schools will likely be in Shapiro’s budget pitch
Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to reuse ideas from his first two years in office that have yet to win enough support in the PA ...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro budget seeks more money for schools and transit, but relies heavily on surplus cash
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 budget will seek more money for poorer public schools and public transit, while also ...