Shapiro pitched the state should address the deficit by creating new revenue streams, including recreational marijuana and so-called skill games, as well as tapping into $1.6 billion in savings.

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.

Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to reuse ideas from his first two years in office that have yet to win enough support in the PA legislature.