HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Just shy of two weeks after the deadline, Pennsylvania has a new state budget. The $50.8 billion operating budget was approved Sunday by a bipartisan 44-6 vote in the Senate. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called the budget a compromise.
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing a $50.8 billion budget that will send more money to the state’s poorest schools but fail to address skill games regulation or other pressing policy questions. The deal was cut behind closed doors, and its details were in flux until the final hours.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Pennsylvania lawmakers are nearing a deal as budget talks continue at the State Capitol this weekend. Both chambers are in session and legislators are optimistic a budget could be done tomorrow. Senate staff members tell abc27 News that a $50.
Legislative leaders in Harrisburg have reached an agreement on a $50.8 billion state budget for Pennsylvania, and local lawmakers are now reviewing the details of the spending plan ahead of expected votes this weekend.
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Pennsylvania’s 2026-2027 budget into law after both chambers of the legislature passed the agreement on Sunday. Shapiro’s office called the bill bipartisan, and members of both parties celebrated its passage on social media.
(WHTM) - Pennsylvania state lawmakers are headed to the State Capitol for rare Friday and Saturday evening sessions as work on a budget deal comes together. Officials hope to have a deal signed sometime Sunday afternoon; however, that comes with the usual cautionary tale that things can be tripped u…
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Just shy of two weeks after the deadline, Pennsylvania has a new state budget. The $50.8 billion operating budget was approved Sunday by a bipartisan 44-6 vote in the Senate. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called the budget a compromise.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Pennsylvania's public schools will once again see a funding boost in the 2026 budget. The $50.8 billion budget includes an additional $565 in adequacy funding, continuing efforts to rectify a funding system declared unconstitutional following a lawsuit by Pennsylvania's poo…
(WBRE/WYOU) — Public schools are now receiving a major funding boost. The 2026-27 budget will invest nearly $12,000,000,000 into K-12 education across the state. Last year, when the budget took 135 days to pass, schools like Old Forge had to take out tax anticipation notes to cover employee salaries…
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