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Josh Shapiro: “The first day I was governor, the first executive order I…”

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And so I put forth a regulatory reform plan to be able to build more housing. I think that is really, really crucial. Let's talk about college. Four a minute. The first day I was governor, the first executive order I signed was to do away with the college degree requirement to work for state government. We have 80,000 employees, damn near all now. You do not have to have a college degree other than, say, the doctors and lawyers and people like that who require advanced degrees. (34:30–34:41)

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Asserts removal of college degree requirement for most state government jobs in Pennsylvania.

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