(File Photo of Senator Elder Vogel, Jr.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Senator Elder Vogel, Jr. broke down some of the key investments made through the bipartisan $50.1 billion state budget approved by the General Assembly yesterday in Pennsylvania. According to Vogel, “Through these critical reforms, we have prevented Pennsylvanians from being affected by Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposed plan which would have increased our spending by 7.5% and in turn set our state on the path toward mass broad-based tax increases next year. After months of intense negotiations, we were able to agree on a more reasonable, fiscally responsible solution that invests in our schools, our workforce and our farmers all while protecting Pennsylvania taxpayers.”