HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday he will veto a school voucher initiative that he helped create, in order to end a state budget impasse.
House Democrats were poised to pass a $45.5 billion budget Wednesday night, after Shapiro announced he’d veto the $100 million voucher line item that the Republican-led state Senate approved last week. Instead, Shapiro said, legislative leaders will work to add a school voucher program or add to existing tax credit programs in the future.
The announcement marked a reversal in position for Shapiro as he negotiated his first budget since he took office in January. The annual state spending plan is already overdue; Pennsylvania’s new fiscal year began Saturday.
