New: PA governor reneges on support for school choice

🚨BREAKING: After previously pledging to support school choice, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announces that he will cave to the teachers union bought and paid for Democrat majority in the PA House and line item veto the full $100M appropriation for voucher programs and… pic.twitter.com/0DVUpWEYTj

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 5, 2023

For those who weren't following, it's budget time in the PA legislature. The Republican controlled state senate passed the appropriation for school choice with support from Shapiro. But the Democrat controlled House of Reps refused to vote for it. So Shapiro caved to them. pic.twitter.com/Gup7b1U5Qx

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 5, 2023

[I wish I could say I’m surprised, and maybe I am — just a little. I thought Shapiro would use this to demonstrate moderation, but perhaps he just finds it easier to cave on this at the moment. Or lied about it all along. — Ed]