Pennsylvania Budget

Pennsylvania is one of more than 30 states that have reported cases of a parasitic infection that causes diarrhea. The state's Department of Health recorded 28 cases of cyclosporiasis so far this year. Two of those are in Northeast Pennsylvania.

State police have charged a Susquehanna County man with shooting his uncle and two friends to death Monday in Great Bend Township.

Gov. Josh Shapiro portrays the state’s new budget as another example of Republicans and Democrats teaming up to “get stuff done.”

The state General Assembly passed a $50.8 billion spending plan Sunday and Gov. Josh Shapiro signed it while touting it as an example of both parties 'getting stuff done.'

Pennsylvania lawmakers may have missed their July 1st deadline, but over the weekend they agreed to a $50.8 billion state budget.

Farmers markets across the region are open for the season. And, an update on the state budget, which is now more than a week late.

State Senators left Harrisburg on Tuesday, marking another year the state budget will miss the June 30th deadline.

Only three months after he signed the current state budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed a new one Tuesday for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Shapiro called for some new programs and renewed a push for past proposals that failed to get through the state General Assembly.

In his fourth annual budget address, Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed a $1 billion fund to pay for building more housing and other infrastructure, regulating rental housing and $665 million more in funding for public schools.

Follow along each day at WVIA.org as we publish '2025 Year in Review,' a week-long series recounting the top stories of the past year through New Year's Day. Today, check out the top news stories from some of the rural communities in our region.