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The state budget invests $282 million into nursing homes and long-term care facilities
More money for education, health departments, nursing homes, child welfare services and to continue an emergency rental and utility assistance program are bright spots in Pennsylvania s new state budget, Erie-area officials say.
So are provisions that give municipalities more flexibility when applying for grants for transportation projects.
But lawmakers also kept flat investments in mental health which has been a growing problem throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and they squirreled away much of the state s allocation from the federal American Rescue Plan.
Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, D-3rd Dist., Millcreek Township, the chairman of the House Democratic Policy Committee, said there were a lot of missed opportunities, like making an investment in broadband expansion, but that the budget could have been worse.