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Federal uncertainty complicates Pa. budget haggling over transit, education
Republicans want to balance the books and be picky about spending, while Democrats say large investments in public education ...
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Josh Shapiro and top Democrats say SEPTA and mass transit funding is a priority, but won’t say whether they’ll hold up the budget over it
The main negotiators at the table with the Senate GOP, Gov. Josh Shapiro and House Majority Leader Matt Bradford (D., ...
Federal cuts loom over Pa. state budget negotiations
Pennsylvania faces uncertainty as federal cuts may force the state to fund $1.2 billion in Medicaid, complicating budget ...
Federal budget deal would create healthcare funding headache for Pa.
Republicans have pitched the deal as a way to cut down on abuse and waste in Medicaid and other public benefits systems. But ...
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Pa. Democrats call on GOP to oppose Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” as state budget season starts
They’ve warned it could result in hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians losing Medicaid coverage, and tens of thousands ...
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As June begins, major issues loom amid Pennsylvania budget talks
As Pennsylvania lawmakers kick off a June agenda that will focus on budget talks, several issues like taxing and regulating ...
Pennsylvania food banks worry about SNAP cuts in federal government's proposed budget bill
Food banks fear that if the budget bill heading to the U.S. Senate gets passed, thousands of people in Pennsylvania will go ...
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Federal uncertainty complicates Pa. budget haggling over transit, education
HARRISBURG — Competing priorities and possible federal cuts to Medicaid are complicating negotiations as top Pennsylvania lawmakers attempt to hammer out a budget deal by the June 30 deadline.