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.
Governor Josh Shapiro highlights proposal to expand Pennsylvania's childcare workforce
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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 budget.
Gov. Josh Shapiro proposes $51.5 billion budget with major investments in health care and education
Shapiro pitched the state should address the deficit by creating new revenue streams, including recreational marijuana and so-called skill games, as well as tapping into $1.6 billion in savings.
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.
SEPTA would get $165 million in Josh Shapiro’s state budget proposal, staving off service cuts
SEPTA estimates it would initially receive about $165 million in new state money for operating expenses through Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to increase by 1.75% the share of sales-tax revenue allocated to public transit.
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.
Gov. Josh Shapiro's budget proposal includes $75M for innovation efforts
Gov. Shapiro's recently unveiled budget proposal includes proposals for $75 million in innovation investments targeting several sectors. The $75 million is broken up into two categories, $25 million for Agriculture Innovation Development and $50 million for a PA Innovation program.
Josh Shapiro is going to the Super Bowl on a Harrisburg nonprofit’s dime
The trip is being paid for by the Team PA Foundation, a Harrisburg-based nonprofit which doesn't disclose its donors and paid ...
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 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 ...
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro proposes funding increases for Temple, Penn State and Pitt. But a performance-based formula has yet to be developed
Three of the state-related universities would get their first state funding increase in several years under a budget proposed ...
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Shapiro sets sights on regulating, taxing skill games
Shapiro, in his budget address Tuesday, called on legislators to work with him to regulate the 70,000 so-called skill games ...
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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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 ...
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Shapiro calls for nearly $1 billion increase in education funding for public schools in PA
Another year, another billion-dollar boost for public schools. Like he has done each of his first two years in office, Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday called for Pennsylvania to dramatically increase its ...
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 ...