Life sciences get a spotlight in Shapiro budget proposal
Pennsylvania’s universities - Pitt, UPenn and Penn State in particular - have big reputations, and to back them up, they spend big on research.
4 things to watch in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s third budget address
Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat in his first term, is expected to focus his third budget address on energy policy and finding new revenue generators to address an upcoming $4.5 billion budget shortfall.
'Pennsylvania is on the rise': Gov. Shapiro unveils $51 billion budget proposal
Governor Josh Shapiro is presenting his 2025-26 budget for the Keystone State, highlighting investments in education, economic development and public safety.
Local Republicans respond to Shapiro's proposed budget
Immediately following the release of Governor Josh Shapiro's proposed budget, several northcentral region representatives gave their two cents on where they'd like to see changes.
On Pa. budget day, Shapiro says: ‘forward!’ while Republicans shout: ‘fantasy!’
Pennsylvania’s Capitol was full of high ideals, pomp and circumstance and rhetoric Tuesday as Gov. Josh Shapiro took the ceremonial step of rolling out his new $51.4 billion state budget proposal. Compromise took the day off.
Pa. House Republicans call Shapiro's budget 'unsustainable'
With Governor Shapiro's proposed spending increases for education, agriculture and healthcare, it's estimated the new budget will need $51.5 billion to balance, a number State House Republicans are calling unsustainable.
Balancing a national profile and a new Trump term, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget pitch toes the line
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s third budget proposal was a balancing act. On one hand, Shapiro, a Democrat in his first term and up for ...
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Shapiro renews calls for legal weed, regulated skill games in budget that would send $526M to poorest schools
Shapiro’s latest budget pitch would send an additional $290 million to the state’s public transit agencies, invest more in a ...
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Shapiro announces $10M in ag grants
Gov. Josh Shapiro has announced recipients of $10 million in grants through the nation’s first Agricultural Innovation Grant Program. The funding will help Pennsylvania agricultural businesses adopt ...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will pitch legal marijuana in his budget address. GOP Senate still isn’t sold
Gov. Josh Shapiro will again pitch next week in his annual budget address that Pennsylvania should legalize recreational ...
Shapiro administration escalates action as avian flu hits Pa. poultry farms
Pennsylvania's first confirmed case of avian flu in 2025 in domestic poultry was reported in a 50,000-bird flock on a Lehigh County poultry farm.
Recreational pot, minimum wage hike: Inside Shapiro's new spending plan
Shapiro has also suggested taxing machine revenues at 52%, with the majority of the money feeding into the state's general ...
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Central Pennsylvania awarded over $1.3M in agriculture innovation grants
Over $1,000,000 is being awarded to Central Pennsylvania agriculture businesses to adopt innovative technologies and ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro says he ‘got stuff done’ in his first two years. With a budget shortfall on the horizon, his biggest challenges are to come.
Shapiro’s term so far has come with challenges, as one of few governors in the country with a GOP-controlled Senate and a ...
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Lack of Senate support could again sink Shapiro’s call for Pa. to legalize weed
A legalization bill needs to win majority support from an 11-person state Senate committee. Just three members are publicly ...
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Shapiro Seeks Big Increase for Ag Innovation Fund in State Budget
Gov. Josh Shapiro is so pleased with the success of Pennsylvania’s Ag Innovation Fund that he wants to double its size. After ...