Education funding boost, tax cuts on table as Pa. budget talks begin
by Stephen Caruso, Kate Huangpu, and Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA
Pennsylvania lawmakers are entering budget negotiations with a roughly $14 billion surplus. So far, they have different priorities for using it.
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