Pa. Budget

Without cuts or an infusion of cash, Pennsylvania’s budget surplus is projected to run dry next fiscal year. But lawmakers aren’t saying much about a solution.

Low wages make it difficult for Pa. child care providers to hire and retain staff, which can lead to long wait lists and abrupt closures.

Join us July 25 for a free panel on what did — and didn’t — make it into Pennsylvania’s new budget.

Despite high demand, PA’s Whole-Home Repairs program didn’t get additional funding in the latest state budget, leaving thousands of homeowners waitlisted.

The provision was quietly included in a budget-enabling code bill and appears to target Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania’s new budget includes less transit funding than Democrats wanted, tax cuts, permitting reform, and changes to the higher education system.

A 2022 report from Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services found that the median amount of time that people spend on all waiver waitlists for these services is 2.6 years.

Shapiro’s budget proposal invests in agricultural development and aims to address shortcomings that lost Pennsylvania a deal with a major milk brand looking to build a facility.

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.

Pennsylvania’s latest budget gives $112 million to parks and forests, but the infrastructure backlog is $1.4 billion.