Balancing a national profile and a new Trump term, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget pitch toes the line
Through it all, the governor in his speech walked the bipartisan tightrope, preaching collaboration and unity, while repeating the refrain: "Pennsylvania is on the rise."
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.
Shapiro uses budget pitch to endorse some non-budgetary policy
Throughout Gov. Josh Shapiro’s roughly 90-minute budget rollout speech, the keen-eared might have noticed something counterintuitive: Shapiro spent a significant amount of time talking about things that aren’t actually incumbent on the budget.
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 hoping to win support for legalizing marijuana.
Gov. Shapiro expected to seek more money for public schools, transit in 2025-2026 budget proposal
Darren Beattie, a former Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 for making a speech to white nationalists, has reportedly been appointed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fill a key role as acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.
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Eviction filings shouldn't doom Pa. residents to never get another rental, Shapiro says
Advocates say sealing eviction records for renters who weren't evicted could make it easier for hundreds of thousands of ...
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Shapiro's budget doubles down on agriculture, prepares for wave of bird flu cases
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 budget would more than double the state’s Ag Innovation Fund and open a fourth bird flu testing ...
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 ...
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro calls Trump comments on Gaza an ‘unserious proposal'
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro called President Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. have an ownership position in the Gaza ...
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Shapiro unveils 2025-26 budget; draws mixed reviews
Declaring that “Pennsylvania is on the rise,” Governor Josh Shapiro on Tuesday unveiled his 2025-26 budget proposal. The ...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro will unveil his next budget proposal on Tuesday
Lawmakers and advocacy groups identify funding for education and transportation as among the most pressing needs in the next ...
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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 ...
Governor Shapiro proposes policy to help nurse practitioners across Pennsylvania
Budget Proposal, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a policy to allow nurse practitioners to not need physician supervision to ...
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Cannabis, minimum wage and school funds: Shapiro proposes $51.5 billion budget for 2025-2026
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday delivered a $51.5 billion budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that he touted as a plan ...
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Pa. Gov. Shapiro looks to legalize — and tax — marijuana to balance state budget
Pennsylvania customers make up 60% of purchasers at some out-of-state cannabis shops, Shapiro said. He wants those buyers to stay in Pa.
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Governor Shapiro calls for the taxing of PA Skill games as a way to pay for budget increase
About 20 minutes into his hour-and-a-half-long budget address on Tuesday, Governor Josh Shapiro proposed one way that he ...