Pennsylvania’s budget crisis drags on as fed shutdown adds to residents’ hardships — a political scientist explains
Pennsylvania has been without a state budget for over 100 days, and House Democrats and Senate Republicans are $3 billion apart on how much should be spent.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first budget, in 2023, was not fully passed until mid-December. AP Photo/Daniel Shanken
While Americans across the country deal with the consequences of the federal …