Pennsylvania budget

March 18, 2024 | 10:40 AM

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to spend $80M to attack Pennsylvania’s housing crisis. Here’s how.

Gov. Shapiro’s proposed budget would put state money behind a popular home repair program, anti-homelessness initiatives, and public legal defense against evictions.

By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA and Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

March 14, 2024 | 9:31 AM

Pennsylvania is flush with surplus cash, but it still faces a looming budget problem

Pennsylvania persistently spends more than it makes in revenue, but lawmakers have struggled for years to agree on lasting solutions.

By Stephen Caruso/SpotlightPA and Kate Huangpu/Spotlight PA

March 8, 2024 | 10:43 AM

What to know about Shapiro’s proposed $10.3M agriculture innovation program

An open-ended pitch by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to give millions of dollars to Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry to make it more innovative is stoking skepticism and hope among lawmakers and farmers.

By Marley Parish/Spotlight PA State College

February 20, 2024 | 10:36 AM

What Josh Shapiro’s budget pitch could do for Pennsylvania’s rural communities

The governor’s budget proposal would give rural areas a boost to invest in housing, address gaps in health care, and market the outdoor landscape.

By Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College

February 8, 2024 | 4:27 PM

February 5, 2024 | 8:01 AM

Pennsylvania governor to deliver budget while seeking money for higher education and public transit

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

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Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to spend $80M to attack Pennsylvania’s housing crisis. Here’s how.

Pennsylvania is flush with surplus cash, but it still faces a looming budget problem

What to know about Shapiro’s proposed $10.3M agriculture innovation program

What Josh Shapiro’s budget pitch could do for Pennsylvania’s rural communities

Gov. Shapiro seeks school-funding boost to help poorer districts, but Republicans remain wary

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

Pennsylvania governor seeks billions for schools and development in budget that envisions legal weed

Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests

Raising taxes on the table as Pa. weighs how to pay for education court ruling

Pennsylvania governor to deliver budget while seeking money for higher education and public transit