Pennsylvania budget

Pennsylvania launched its medical marijuana program in April 2016. Gov. Josh Shapiro is again pushing for lawmakers to create an adult cannabis program, but resistance remains.

Avian influenza poses a low risk to humans, the Centers for Disease Prevention (CDC) reports, but officials in Pennsylvania are not taking chances as cases appear in other states.

Governor Josh Shapiro proposed in his recent budget address adding the Glen Onoko Fall Trails in Carbon County to the Lehigh Gorge State Park. The Pennsylvania Game Commission closed the popular, but dangerous trail near Jim Thorpe in 2019 because of the number of accidents there.

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 budget would more than double the state’s Ag Innovation Fund and open a fourth bird flu testing facility in Western Pennsylvania.

Governor's budget plan also calls for closure of two state-run community corrections facilities for an additional $10 million in savings. So far no word on which sites would be eliminated.

When state funding failed to meet the needs of the Shenandoah Valley School District, students went without physical education, music and art classes. See what your district will receive in state funding.

With budget negotiations ongoing, education advocates strengthen calls for fair funding.