During his budget address, Governor Shapiro reintroduced the idea of taxing skill games and legalizing recreational marijuana for adult use to bring in more revenue.

Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is again calling on lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana, pitching it as a crucial new source of revenue as Pennsylvania’s savings dwindle. Doing what 24 other ...

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Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered his 2025-26 executive budget proposal and business leaders across the state have reacted.

Pennsylvania's Governor cited the lost tax revenues as residents cross state lines to make recreational purchases.

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday delivered a $51.5 billion budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that he touted as a plan ...

Shapiro pitched the state should address the deficit by creating new revenue streams, including recreational marijuana and so ...

Pennsylvania has several so-called “sin taxes” – on things like tobacco, alcohol and gambling. Shapiro argued for adding new taxes on legalized and regulated “games of skill” machines and recreational ...

More funding for education and public transit, plus taxing skill games were some takeaways from Governor Josh Shapiro’s ...