Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal on Tuesday places a strong emphasis on bringing the rate from $7.25 to $15.
Shapiro directs $219.9 million in additional capital funding to SEPTA
The additional PennDOT capital funding will allow SEPTA to accelerate safety upgrades.
Taxpayers hand over $89,000 daily while state fumbles budget plan
Both chambers of the General Assembly have repeatedly approved budgets that have appealed only to their partisan interests.
Senate passes bill to waive interest on short-term budget impasse loans
Counties, early education programs, rape prevention, and domestic violence prevention centers could pay no interest on loans from the PA Treasury.
Public transit funding and the road not yet taken
Of the transit funding plans proffered – using sales taxes versus the transit trust fund – neither has bipartisan support. There’s a road not yet taken, however.
State House budget hits wall in Senate
The $50 billion bill awaiting action in the Pennsylvania Senate isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, according to Kate Flessner, spokeswoman for Senate Republicans.
Shapiro: Budget progress being made and ‘will land very, very soon’
In a budget stalemate, the state is still legally bound to make debt payments, cover Medicaid costs for millions of Pennsylvanians, issue unemployment compensation payments, keep prisons open and ensure state police are on patrol. Those hurt most include vendors, counties, public schools and grant applicants.
Shapiro says ‘good progress’ being made in state budget negotiations; criticizes One Big Beautiful Bill
The governor said that both sides understand the set of issues to work through and that concessions are going to be the order of the day.