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April 2, 2025 | 8:49 AM

Proposed $25M cut to bird flu aid for farmers could leave Pa. unprepared for surge, GOP lawmakers fear

The Shapiro administration says Pennsylvania has enough in reserves to address avian influenza, but Republican lawmakers aren’t convinced that reallocating that funding is responsible.
By Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College
February 27, 2025 | 9:52 AM

Trump’s shifting federal education policies steal focus of Pa. Senate budget hearing

By Jaxon White/LNP | LancasterOnline
February 19, 2025 | 10:26 AM

Pa. owned universities seek funding boost to fend off tuition hikes

By Jaxon White/LNP | LancasterOnline

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February 5, 2025 | 9:59 AM

Gov. Shapiro’s $51.4B budget pitch includes boost to education, legalizing marijuana

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday pitched a $1.5 billion increase for public schools as part of an overall $51.4 billion state budget for the next fiscal year.

By Jaxon White/LNP | LancasterOnline
July 31, 2024 | 5:31 PM

Pa. legislators passed a lot of new laws with the budget. Here’s what’s happening with environmental policy.

Here’s a round-up of environmental items that passed in the last month as lawmakers negotiated the state budget.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
Updated: July 12, 2024 | 7:45 am

Pennsylvania lawmakers pass nearly $48 billion budget almost 2 weeks late

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press
July 1, 2024 | 4:12 PM

State Senate schedules sessions through Sunday to pass overdue budget

By Ben Wasserstein/WITF
June 27, 2024 | 4:17 PM

Pennsylvania to begin new fiscal year without budget, as Shapiro, lawmakers express optimism

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press and Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press
June 27, 2024 | 11:00 AM

‘Woefully behind’: Pa. advocates hope more support for historic revitalization is part of the state’s budget

Pennsylvania’s historic preservation tax credit program has an annual cap of $5 million. Legislation moving through Harrisburg would change that.
By Aaron Moselle/WHYY
June 26, 2024 | 9:23 AM

Gov. Shapiro, Pa. legislators seek compromise on public education funding

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruled that the state’s public education funding formula was inequitable and unconstitutional, requiring change.
By Stephen Williams/WHYY
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