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Schools and counties begin to see payment delays as Pennsylvania's budget stalemate hits a month
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FILE - Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro talks to the media prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Long Pond, Pa. - photo by AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro 's administration says billions of dollars in aid to Pennsylvania's schools and human services will be delayed, as he and the politically divided Legislature struggle to end what is now a month-long budget stalemate. State-supported universities, libraries, early-childhood education programs and county health departments also will see delays in payments, Shapiro's administration said in letters sent Tuesday to providers.