It had no new taxes and as you mentioned, it was passed on time. So those are the key top line items that were included in the budget. Also, when you look at that breakdown, about 38% of the budget goes for K through 12 education. An additional 5% goes for higher education. So 43% of that $34 billion budget goes for education here in the state. And that's the highest level it's been in Pennsylvania state history. (01:02–01:06)
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