{"id":241621,"date":"2026-07-12T14:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/241621\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:13:11","slug":"this-week-in-pennsylvania-state-lawmakers-nearing-state-budget-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/241621\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Pennsylvania: State lawmakers nearing state budget deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WHTM) \u2013 Pennsylvania state lawmakers are headed to the State Capitol for rare Friday and Saturday evening sessions<\/a> as work on a budget deal comes together.<\/p>\n

Officials hope to have a deal signed sometime Sunday afternoon; however, that comes with the usual cautionary tale that things can be tripped up at a moment’s notice.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers are expected to have more money for K-12 public education and the rainy day fund will have to be tapped into to meet the price tag, which will surpass last year’s record $50 billion. Governor Josh Shapiro (D) requested $53 billion for this year’s budget, while Republicans are pushing to spend less.<\/p>\n

The budget was due June 30 thought lawmakers have consistently missed that deadline in recent years. There was optimism this year that a deal would get done soon after the July 4 holiday.<\/p>\n

A key issue that remains is skill games, which the state’s Supreme Court ruled are illegal slot machines<\/a>. The court gave lawmakers 120 days to come up with a solution to the machines found in VFWs, gas stations, and bars across the state.<\/p>\n

Also on This Week in Pennsylvania, State Rep. Catherine Wallen (R-Adams\/Cumberland)\u00a0discusses her bill that would prevent events from using the name “state fair.”<\/p>\n

State Senator Dawn Keefer (R-Cumberland\/York) also joins the show to discuss her bill to eliminate school property taxes.<\/a><\/p>\n

Every week, “This Week in Pennsylvania” gives a comprehensive look at the week’s biggest news events in Pennsylvania, provided by the abc27 News team, along with the latest updates on local stories.<\/p>\n

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