GOVERNOR SHAPIRO INTRODUCES NEARLY $45 BILLION BUDGET IN JOINT SESSION

Josh Shapiro has introduced his first Pennsylvania budget as governor. The nearly 45-billion-dollar plan unveiled Tuesday features new tax relief and funding proposals for law enforcement and education. The ideas he introduced for schools include reforming the higher education system and possibly revamping funding for K through 12 education. Governor Shapiro also encouraged an increase in the minimum wage to 15-dollars an hour. The current state minimum hasn’t changed in 14 years.