Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News Director. Published August 4, 2023 11:521 A.M., Photo obtained from the Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania Facebook Page.   

(Harrisburg, PA) As part of the bipartisan state budget signed into law by Governor Josh Shapiro Thursday, every public school student in Pennsylvania will receive free school breakfast. The Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania made the announcement Thursday following the budget reaching the governors desk. The investments made to public schools is the largest increase in the history of Pennsylvania. The budget also brings historic funding to communities, vocational & technical education, law enforcement, agriculture, permitting, and mental health, among other things. Shapiro’s office notes that “We can do big things in Pennsylvania”.