The One Big Beautiful Bill Should Show Pennsylvania How to Get Stuff Done

Originally published in PennLive.

Entering the second months of Pennsylvania’s state budget impasse, Gov. Josh Shapiro and his political machine are desperate to deflect mounting scrutiny. Instead of working with the state legislature to get stuff done, Gov. Shapiro has taken to criticizing Republicans—get this—actually passing transformative legislation.

The reconciliation legislation—dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB)—prevents a massive tax hike that would have hit Pennsylvania taxpayers next year to the tune of $2,500 per taxpayer. The OBBB addresses waste and abuse to welfare programs, while encouraging work—preserving Medicaid for the truly needy—and expands educational choice for K-12 students.

Love it or hate it, the OBBB could be a case study for negotiating legislative priorities. If only the same thing could be said of Pennsylvania’s state budget.

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