Education

What You Need to Know About Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 State Budget Deal

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 12, 2026

Summary Pennsylvania’s 2026–27 state budget deal is an improvement over Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reckless proposal, but it still spends too much and leaves taxpayers facing an even larger long-term structural…

Backgrounder

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Education

Deficit Watch: July 2026

  • July 7, 2026

Background Pennsylvania continues to face serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2025–26 General Fund budget created a $4.6 billion structural deficit. Gov. Josh…

Deficit Watch

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State Budget

Deficit Watch: June 2026

  • June 3, 2026

Background Pennsylvania continues to face serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2025–26 General Fund budget created a $4.6 billion structural deficit. Gov. Josh…

Deficit Watch

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Education

Deficit Watch: May 2026

  • May 7, 2026

Background Pennsylvania continues to face serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2025–26 General Fund budget created a $4.6 billion structural deficit. Gov. Josh…

Deficit Watch

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Taxes & Economy

Stopping the Pennsylvania Exodus [PODCAST]

  • Andrew Lewis
  • April 15, 2026

Pennsylvania isn’t just competing with neighboring states—it’s competing with the fastest-growing economies in the country. In this episode of Freedom Rising, Andrew Lewis examines how tax policy and government…

Blog

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State Budget

Deficit Watch: April 2026

  • April 6, 2026

Background Pennsylvania continues to face serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2025–26 General Fund budget created a $4.6 billion structural deficit. Gov. Josh…

Deficit Watch

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State Budget

2026–27 State Budget: Tackling the Structural Deficit

  • February 2, 2026

Summary Pennsylvania’s structural deficit has reached $4.8 billion due to excessive spending. Under Gov. Josh Shapiro and his predecessor, Tom Wolf, state spending has consistently grown at a faster pace…

Fact Sheet

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State Budget

Will Shapiro Address the $3.6 Billion Elephant in the Room?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 3, 2025

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania Watch Gov. Josh Shapiro closely during his annual budget address on Tuesday. The governor will lay out his vision for the upcoming year – undoubtedly…

Media Hit

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