Gov. Shapiro’s $51.4B budget pitch includes boost to education, legalizing marijuana
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday pitched a $1.5 billion increase for public schools as part of an overall $51.4 billion state budget for the next fiscal year.
Grant applications open later this month for a new $10 million grant program to fund efficient and sustainable farming technologies in Pennsylvania.
Gov. Josh Shapiro took steps to address that Thursday by signing an executive order creating the state’s first comprehensive Housing Action Plan.
Between 2018 and 2022, around 1,600 Pennsylvanians were killed by guns each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To help drive up ideas that can reduce the death toll, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order to bring back the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was first established in 2019.