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 reelection next year, delivered a $51.5 billion budget pitch on Tuesday that incorporated Republican priorities like tax reforms and agricultural funding.
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.
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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro proposes $51.5 billion budget with major investments in health care and education
Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed on Tuesday a $51.5 billion state budget in his annual address, calling for major investments in ...
Shapiro’s proposed budget calls for historic funding increase to public education
The proposed 2025-26 proposed state budget unveiled by Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday calls for historic increases in many ...
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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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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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2 Pa. political leaders make list of top Democratic contenders in 2028 presidential race
The Washington Post’s senior political reporter Aaron Blake contends the defeated Democratic Party is without an obvious ...
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Gov. Shapiro Proposes $51.4 Billion Spend for 2025/26 State Budget
This was Shapiro’s 3rd budget address, kicking off the second half of his four year term. With re-election in 2026, and a ...
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Lawmakers, advocates react to Shapiro’s budget plans
Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered his third budget address on Tuesday, calling for an increase in funding to public education, mass ...
Shapiro’s budget would give another $500 million to underfunded schools. But other increases don’t keep pace with inflation, advocates say
Gov. 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 ...