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What you need to know about Pa. Gov. Josh Shaprio’s proposed budget [podcast]

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Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2024-25 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his budget address for the 2024-25 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in the Rotunda of the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Governor Josh Shapiro is asking for a $48 billion state spending plan for his second year in office. That’s about $3 billion more than last year. Public media reporters from across the state breakdown his spending priorities.

 

Other stories in the podcast:

A conservative group and its former leader are taking the unusual step of publicly acknowledging that claims of ballot mishandling at a post office in Erie in 2020 were wrong.

A Lancaster city police dog has logged his final shift as he works to overcome a recurring cancer.

Each weekday morning, host Tim Lambert will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.

Learn more about The Morning Agenda and view Tim’s monthly music playlist at https://www.witf.org/themorningagenda

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