Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget plan continues to ramp up investment in Pennsylvania’s underfunded K-12 schools, adding more than $500 million to a formula unveiled last year that gives big boosts to poorer communities.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 budget will seek more money for poorer public schools and public transit, while also hoping to win support for legalizing marijuana.

Gov. Josh Shapiro spent over 90 minutes introducing initiatives in his proposed 2025-26 budget during an address before the state legislature Tuesday. The 50 senators and 253 representatives in the General Assembly split along party lines in their response to the proposals that the governor enumerated.