July 12, 2026 | 7:00 PM
Gov. Shapiro signs $50.8 billion compromise budget, despite some opposition in both parties
The spending plan was passed only twelve days after the deadline set by the state’s constitution.
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July 12, 2026 | 10:22 AM
Pa. lawmakers hold weekend session to advance $50.8 billion spending plan
Roughly a week and a half after the constitutionally mandated deadline, state legislators unveiled a $50.8 billion budget Saturday night that included millions of dollars in new funding for public education, new energy policies and a long-sought increase for the pensions of teachers who retired before 2001.
July 10, 2026 | 6:37 AM
More than a week after the deadline, state budget negotiations appear to be taking place
July 1, 2026 | 11:33 AM
Pa. budget negotiations to drag past deadline, Independence Day holiday
Republicans adjourned the Senate. Democrats unanimously opposed the move.
June 30, 2026 | 9:36 AM
Another late state budget appears to be in the offing
The earliest a spending plan could be passed at this point is Wednesday, a day after the June 30 deadline
June 26, 2026 | 2:03 PM
Rainy day fund debate ensues as Pa. budget deadline looms over lawmakers
June 9, 2026 | 8:20 AM
Pa. rape crisis centers: We are not a budget line item
After six years of relatively stagnant funding, members from Pennsylvania’s 47 rape crisis centers came together in Harrisburg to call for double the state dollars they receive after years of stagnation.
November 14, 2025 | 5:00 AM
Democrats sacrifice climate program for $50.1B Pa. budget agreement
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would have capped the amount of carbon that companies in Pennsylvania are allowed to emit.
November 3, 2025 | 5:00 AM
All the major players in Pa.’s budget impasse met in person last week. Will a deal follow?
The talks are occurring as Pennsylvania’s budget approaches four months late, and counties and nonprofits increasingly sound
October 29, 2025 | 5:00 AM
School districts forced to cut programs, take out loans as Pa. budget impasse continues
Districts in poorer areas are the hardest hit by the budget impasse, as they tend to rely more heavily on the state for funding.