Pennsylvania's Democrat governor caves on school choice program he staunchly backed to appease his own party

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Pennsylvania's Democrat governor caves on school choice program he staunchly backed to appease his own party
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Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro gave into members of his own party blocking the passage of a state budget over funding for school choice despite his own support for it.

with Republicans on what would be the state's first-ever"voucher" program for private and religious schools, and insisted on including $100 million for it in the budget.and caused tensions within the Democratic Party that led to Democrats in the state House demanding $750 million more in aid for public schools that state Senate Republicans had not agreed to. State House Democrats voted down separate legislation to create the voucher program last week.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is in session at the Pennsylvania Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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