A bill in the state Senate would raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage to $20 per hour.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania lawmakers return to session Monday to begin a four-week countdown to the start of the state's next fiscal year, with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican lawmakers offering competing visions for how to use a massive surplus.that would rely on about $3 billion in reserve cash and would feature a top Democratic priority: boosting public school funding.
“You can expect to see the governor continuing to be on the road in June, meeting Pennsylvanians where they are, meeting them in their communities, and talking about how we need to get stuff done on the issues that matter most," said Shapiro's press secretary, Manuel Bonder. The question remains, however, about whether Shapiro can coax the nation's only politically divided Legislature into a timely budget deal.Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman, R-Indiana, said budget negotiations are in the early stages, as the sides sort out which issues they might be able to settle in June.
Democratic lawmakers support Shapiro's plan, but Republicans are signaling that they oppose that level of spending as unsustainable. Instead, they are pushing for more money for private schools.
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