(The Center Square) – Democrats and Republican legislators had a predictably mixed response to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal, setting the stage for a spirited debate in the coming months of negotiation.

House Speaker Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, called Shapiro’s address “a bold plan from a visionary who wants to continue to push Pennsylvanians forward” and called upon fellow members not to allow “any disinvestment from our communities.”