Pa. Rep. Jordan Harris and Sen. Joe Picozzi speak on 2026-27 Pa. state budget

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Pennsylvania's 2026-2027 budget into law on Sunday, July 12 after both chambers of the legislature passed it. In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk speaks with Pa. Rep. Jordan Harris, the House appropriations chair, as well as Sen. Joe Picozzi about what this year’s budget includes and the work that went into passing it.   Here's a full breakdown:   0:44 -- Head of Philabundance Loree Jones-Brown and SNAP cards 2:30 -- Rep. Jordan Harris on passing budget 3:30 -- Negotiations for the budget 4:05 -- Education funding for Philadelphia 9:00 -- Difficulties faced in passing budget 10:30 -- SNAP benefits 11:49 -- Skill games regulations and taxes 14:55 -- Mass transit and SEPTA funding   17:32 -- Data centers and new requirements 19:22 -- Sen. Joe Picozzi and passing budget on time 21:08 -- Conversations on education funding 22:12 -- Transition to chip SNAP cards   23:58 -- Money towards retiree pensions 24:50 -- Understanding impacts of budget on Pennsylvanians 25:35 -- Debate over size of budget 26:46 -- Skill games not included in budget 29:10 -- Adult use of marijuana in Pennsylvania:   29:32 -- Data centers in Pennsylvania:   30:22 -- Long-term planning for transit and SEPTA Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.