Taxpayers and students lose with Pennsylvania’s new budget

Originally published at The Patriot-News

Pundits and reporters have rushed to identify the “winners and losers” of Pennsylvania’s newly signed budget.

Obvious winners include Gov. Josh Shapiro, who gets to brag about passing a budget only 11 days late (rather than six months for last year’s) and dole out big checks to special interest groups.

Sitting on the losing end of this budget are working families and students.

Pennsylvania’s 2024–25 budget takes spending to a dangerous precipice—and taxpayers must foot the bill.

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