\n\t\t\t\t\t\tState lawmakers returned to Harrisburg this weekend in hopes of reaching a deal on the 2026-2027 fiscal state budget. Two sources familiar with the matter tell News 8’s Political Reporter Tom Lehman that a $50.8 billion budget deal has been struck between legislative leaders. The spending plan must still be approved by rank-and-file lawmakers. Committee meetings and floor sessions will continue between the two chambers through the weekend. The goal is to have a budget passed as early as Sunday night. This marks the fifth-straight year that state lawmakers missed the June 30 budget deadline. The 2026-2027 fiscal year was scheduled to start on July 1.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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State lawmakers returned to Harrisburg this weekend in hopes of reaching a deal on the 2026-2027 fiscal state budget. <\/p>\n
Two sources familiar with the matter tell News 8’s Political Reporter Tom Lehman that a $50.8 billion budget deal has been struck between legislative leaders. The spending plan must still be approved by rank-and-file lawmakers. Committee meetings and floor sessions will continue between the two chambers through the weekend.<\/p>\n
The goal is to have a budget passed as early as Sunday night. This marks the fifth-straight year that state lawmakers missed the June 30 budget deadline. <\/p>\n
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