Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget would give another $500 million to underfunded schools. But other increases don’t keep pace with inflation, advocates say
Gov. Josh 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 communities.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro discusses how his budget proposal will impact Pittsburgh
With a proposed budget of more than $51 billion, Gov. Shapiro said he wants investments in Pittsburgh schools, safety, and transit.
How much would Lehigh Valley school districts get under Josh Shapiro’s proposed budget? See the numbers
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday released his administration’s proposed funding amounts for the state’s public school districts in the 2025-26 school year as part of his budget plan. The proposal includes $9.
SEPTA would get $165 million in Josh Shapiro’s state budget proposal, staving off service cuts
SEPTA estimates it would initially receive about $165 million in new state money for operating expenses through Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to increase by 1.75% the share of sales-tax revenue allocated to public transit.
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.
Gov. Josh Shapiro's budget proposal includes $75M for innovation efforts
Gov. Shapiro's recently unveiled budget proposal includes proposals for $75 million in innovation investments targeting several sectors. The $75 million is broken up into two categories, $25 million for Agriculture Innovation Development and $50 million for a PA Innovation program.
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 health care and education, while focusing on government efficiency as the state approaches a hefty budget shortfall.
Josh Shapiro is going to the Super Bowl on a Harrisburg nonprofit’s dime
The trip is being paid for by the Team PA Foundation, a Harrisburg-based nonprofit which doesn't disclose its donors and paid ...
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Eviction filings shouldn't doom Pa. residents to never get another rental, Shapiro says
Advocates say sealing eviction records for renters who weren't evicted could make it easier for hundreds of thousands of ...
Shapiro uses visit to central Pa. preschool to plug childcare workforce plan: ‘critically important’
Shapiro appeared Thursday afternoon at CrossPoint Early Learning Center in Lower Paxton Township in what was the first — but ...
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro proposes funding increases for Temple, Penn State and Pitt. But a performance-based formula has yet to be developed
Three of the state-related universities would get their first state funding increase in several years under a budget proposed ...
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro calls Trump comments on Gaza an ‘unserious proposal'
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro called President Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. have an ownership position in the Gaza ...
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 ...
Pa. has a $4.5 billion education funding shortfall. What is Shapiro's plan to tackle it?
Still, Chapin expressed some disappointment in Shapiro's plan for special education funding, which the governor proposed ...
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Shapiro proposes closing two Pa. prisons to save over $100 million
The governor's budget plan also calls for closure of two state-run community corrections facilities for an additional $10 ...
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Gov. Shapiro Bets $30M On Pennsylvania Life Sciences Vying With Boston And The Bay Area
Now, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro hopes to change that and take on the sector's top dogs with $30M allocated for life ...
‘Pennsylvania is on the rise,’ Shapiro says in unveiling $51B state budget
Governor is not letting projected budget deficits stopping him from continued investments in public schools, economic ...
Governor Josh Shapiro highlights proposal to expand Pennsylvania's childcare workforce
The Trump administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on ...