Gov. Josh Shapiro proposes $51.5 billion budget with major investments in health care and education
Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed on Tuesday a $51.5 billion state budget in his annual address, calling for major investments in health care and education, while focusing on government efficiency as the state approaches a hefty budget shortfall.
What Lamont’s CT budget proposal would mean for health care
Gov. Ned Lamont eyed Medicaid reimbursement rates, a hospital tax restructuring and pharmaceutical costs in his biennial budget proposal.
Gov. Josh Shapiro pitched Pennsylvania’s budget proposal
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he has a budget plan that will make Pennsylvania safer, healthier, and more competitive. He pitched his budget to a joint session of the general assembly. His agenda includes more funding for education.
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget would give another $500 million to underfunded schools. But other increases don’t keep pace with inflation, advocates say
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget plan continues to ramp up investment in Pennsylvania’s underfunded K-12 schools, adding more than $500 million to a formula unveiled last year that gives big boosts to poorer communities.
Education advocates temper praise for Shapiro’s budget with concern on school funding gap
While praising the overall intent in proposed funding for public schools, two education advocacy groups in Pennsylvania on Tuesday issued a warning for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed spending plan for K-12 education.
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2025 Budget Stakes: Millions Could Lose Health Coverage or See Costs Rise
Many millions of people would have a harder time affording and accessing health care under Republican proposals that Congress ...
Governor Whitmer’s administration presents 2026 $80B budget
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s administration is presenting her new $80 billion budget for Michigan. A joint session of the ...
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Gov. DeSantis budget reroutes some health care spending, while decreasing overall
The Children's Medical Services Program would suffer a big hit. While cancer research and other initiatives are getting a ...
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As Pittsfield gears up for budgeting, it learns health insurance premiums are poised for a significant hike
As budget season begins, Pittsfield learns that it's facing a nearly 15 percent increase in health insurance premiums — a ...
Confusion over federal funding freeze prompts public health concerns
Public health experts worry the confusion stirred by a Trump administration funding freeze memo will not end quickly, harming ...
Lamont proposes loosening guardrails, boosting child care in $55.2B budget
Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed $55.2B budget would reform CT’s ‘fiscal guardrails’ and launch a major early childhood development ...
Changes coming to Health Department
Maryland Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott will leave the position she has held since Moore named her in January 2023, ...