US EditionPennsylvania Senate passes state budget bill; it now heads to Gov. Shapiro’s desk
The $50 billion budget includes over $500 million for schools, an earned-income tax credit, and ends Pennsylvania's participation in a carbon emissions program, lawmakers said.
- On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed a $50.1 billion budget more than four months after its June 30 deadline, sending it to Gov. Josh Shapiro for signature.
- Removing Pennsylvania from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative gave negotiators leverage to reach agreement after both parties spent much of Tuesday evening caucusing, despite a hard-right faction of Republican state senators initially refusing to back the budget.
- Beyond education, the budget funds infrastructure and health care increases, including $2 billion for roads and bridges and a $747 million boost for Medical Assistance Managed Care.
- Sen. Christine Tartaglione, D-Philadelphia, noted `some progressive senators withheld support and two Democrats voted against it,' despite Democratic leaders calling the budget progress.
- Republican critics said the deal drained the surplus from over $6.5 billion to $200 million, leaving a $5.1 billion carried-forward deficit and warned of difficult decisions ahead.
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Conklin votes for 2025-26 state budget plan, citing strong investments for Pennsylvania public schools, health care
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Berks lawmakers react to newly passed PA budget
Pennsylvania has a new budget. On Wednesday — more than four months after its June 30 due date — the state Legislature passed a roughly $50 billion spending plan, which was quickly signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro. The 2025-26 budget delivers substantial new investments to public schools, creates an earned-income tax credit for lower earners and ends the state’s participation in a climate program. Here is what lawmakers who represent Berks County are…
Local state lawmakers react to state budget passing after 4 months
(WTAJ)--Governor Josh Shapiro signed Pennsylvania's state budget into law Wednesday, finalizing a $50 billion spending plan after a four-month delay. The budget, which totals $2.27 billion more than last year's, was passed after extensive negotiations in Pennsylvania's divided legislature. It includes increased funding for education and marks the state's exit from the Regional Greenhouse Gas [...]
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