US Edition$53.2 Billion | Breaking Down Shapiro's Proposed Budget
Shapiro’s budget plan aims to close a structural deficit and address underfunded schools and housing, with $500 million added to K-12 education, officials said.
- At 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Shapiro will set out priorities for housing, energy, and unfinished budget items during his final budget address to a joint session.
- Faced with a structural deficit and limited one-time fixes, lawmakers expect modest new spending after revenues totaling $46.7 billion fell short of last year’s $50.1 billion budget.
- The proposed budget totals $53.2 billion, with a $15 minimum wage starting on Jan. 1, 2027, and a plan to transfer 1.75 percent of sales tax revenues for $300 million to SEPTA.
- Facing reelection and recent impasses, Shapiro's budget address begins months of hearings amid a split legislature where Democrats hold a one-vote majority in the House and Republicans control the Senate.
- Shapiro may again seek revenue from recreational marijuana legalization and regulating skill games, which is pending before the state Supreme Court, and previously proposed a 52% tax on skill games' gross revenue, with corrections savings from two prison closures potentially allowing the corrections budget to be flat-funded.
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PPL Corporation and PPL Electric Utilities Joint Statement Regarding Governor Shapiro's Budget Address
ALLENTOWN, Pa., Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) and PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric) today reaffirm its commitment to transparency, affordability and collaboration following Governor Shapiro's Budget Address. PPL Electric continues to take decisive action to manage…
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Gov. Shapiro unveils budget proposal
Harrisburg, Pa. — Governor Josh Shapiro presented his $53 billion 2026-27 budget proposal on Tuesday, highlighting a call for a $15 minimum wage, an increase for education funding, and a framework for legalizing and taxing marijuana.
Human services and education make up most of the proposed spending under Gov. Shapiro’s budget plan
Combined, Human Services and Education are 80% of the total spending plan Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed for the 2026-2027 year.(Getty Images)Gov. Josh Shapiro brought his proposed budget for the next year to lawmakers on Tuesday, pitching more than $53 billion in general fund spending — with nearly 80% of the money going to just two state agencies. The Department of Human Services continues to receive the most dollars from the general fund at $21.…
Shapiro budget address: $53.2 billion spending plan includes $1 billion for housing and infrastructure, raising Pa. minimum wage to $15 an hour
Pennsylvania's budget deal last year was reached after a four-month stalemate. There's reason to believe this year's could be resolved faster.
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