Shapiro proposed putting 10 PASSHE universities and the state's 15 community colleges under a single governance system. Lawmakers are looking for details, but there don't seem to be many.
The increase of 9.8% over 2022 was just shy of the national average of 10% and represented a new high in revenues, according to the American Gaming Association, the casinos' industry group.
It's no small change, about $8 billion over five years. "We just have a different take," says the Independent Fiscal Office. "One is more optimistic than the other."
Some believe it's an affirmation incumbents are doing a good job, or as evidence that incumbent advantages are seen as insurmountable, or to some lawmakers as an argument to open Pennsylvania’s closed primary system.