>>Lawmakers Pass 2022-23 State Budget
(Harrisburg, PA) -- State lawmakers have given final approval to a new budget for the next fiscal year. Supporters of the 42-billion-dollar plan say it's a high mark in legislating because it significantly increases funding for education and mental health services. The basic education increase is almost 750-million and an increase of nearly 100-million-dollars has been allocated to address the state's mental health crises.