# Shapiro, Garrity divided over spending in spotlight amid renewed Pa. budget battle

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-02-09-shapiro-garrity-divided-over-spending-in-spotlight-amid-renewed-pa-budget-battle-c1451a/
- Published: 2026-02-09
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: hastingstribune
- Original report: https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/agriculture/shapiro-garrity-divided-over-spending-in-spotlight-amid-renewed-pa-budget-battle/article_26f019c3-aa13-5242-afac-2062bbf778e0.html
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> Gov. Josh Shapiro's proposed $53 billion spending plan for 2026-27 shows that neither he nor Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity is shying away from an election-year budget fight — even after a months-long stalemate last year undercut local programs, schools...

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*Source: [https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/agriculture/shapiro-garrity-divided-over-spending-in-spotlight-amid-renewed-pa-budget-battle/article_26f019c3-aa13-5242-afac-2062bbf778e0.html](https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/agriculture/shapiro-garrity-divided-over-spending-in-spotlight-amid-renewed-pa-budget-battle/article_26f019c3-aa13-5242-afac-2062bbf778e0.html)*