States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on ...
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For-profit medicine: Gov. Shapiro's budget seeks to rid health care of private money
In unveiling his $51.4 billion budget Tuesday, Shapiro asked the General Assembly for a bill that would empower the state ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro talks budget, Trump in FOX43 sit-down interview
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sat down with FOX43 News about his recent budget address and proposal, along with his ...
Shapiro slams 'reckless' federal funding freeze as White House reverses course
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's access to federal payment systems for Medicaid and Head Start were restored late Tuesday, ...
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Gov. Josh Shapiro addresses federal grant and loan freeze, calling it 'reckless'
The freeze is already impacting some services. The governor says portals for Medicaid, CareerLink and Head Start are down in ...
Gov. Shapiro says Trump’s federal funding freeze is creating ‘havoc,’ as Pa. and N.J. officials scramble
Pennsylvania state and local officials were sent scrambling after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered a temporary ...
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New 'sin taxes' bolster Shapiro's spending plan
(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro was successful last year increasing spending by billions of dollars, and he’s looking to spend even more this year. Even before the administration ...
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Shapiro uses visit to central Pa. preschool to plug childcare workforce plan: ‘critically important’
Gov. Josh Shapiro spent part of his afternoon on Thursday talking fiscal policy with children — with surprising success. Speaking with students at CrossPoint Early Learning Center, Shapiro asked ...
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Shapiro’s budget proposal includes changes to energy tax breaks, and a board designed to speed up permit reviews
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, accompanied by state House Speaker Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, delivers his budget address for the 2025-26 fiscal year to a joint ...