Overview
- Gov. Josh Shapiro delivers his fourth and final first-term budget address at 11:30 a.m. before a joint session in Harrisburg, and PennLive will stream it live.
- He is expected to propose roughly $53.3 billion in spending, including a $1 billion housing and infrastructure initiative centered on affordability.
- The plan is likely to spotlight strains on schools, mass transit, and electricity costs linked to data center growth, alongside renewed energy pricing efforts and his "Lightning Plan."
- To help close a structural gap after last year’s one-time transfers, Shapiro is expected to again seek revenue from legalizing adult-use cannabis and taxing regulated skill games.
- Months of hearings and bargaining now begin toward the June 30 deadline, with a narrowly divided House and a GOP-led Senate signaling limited appetite for major new spending.