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Appropriations leaders outline $51.5 billion GAA, revenue plan and negotiation timeline
Summary
At a Penn Hills briefing, Majority Appropriations Chair Jordan Harris and committee staff described the governor’s FY25–26 framework: a $133 billion total budget with a $51.5 billion General Appropriations Act (GAA) general‑fund proposal, revenue proposals including a $15 minimum wage, adult‑use cannabis taxes and skill‑game taxation, and a still‑fluid negotiation schedule ending in June.
State Rep. Jordan Harris, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, and committee staff presented a high‑level review of the governor’s FY25–26 proposal at a public briefing in Penn Hills.
Courtney Richardson, executive director for the House Appropriations Committee, told attendees the proposed GAA — the line‑item document that drives the general fund — is about $51.5 billion while the total statewide budget package across all funds is roughly $133 billion. Richardson and staff said that Medicaid…
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