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Friday, July 12

Flanked by legislative leaders, Gov. Josh Shapiro holds up the 2024-25 Pennsylvania budget he signed into law on Thursday, July 11, 2024. (Source: Pa.gov)

• Legislature passes, Gov. Shapiro signs 2024-25 state budget:  The $47.6 billion budget raises spending 6.2% and provides $1.1 billion in new education funding, including $526 million to reduce inequities across districts. (Source: Capital-Star)

• Millersville residents object to development: Garman Builders is proposing a mixed-use development with 376 residential units and 40,000 square feet of commercial space at intersection of routes 741 and 999. (Source: LNP)

• Harrisburg Airport upgrades ID technology: The new system takes photos of travelers and compares them to their ID photos. (Source: WGAL)

• More heat ahead: After today’s break, temperatures return to the 90s this weekend and next week. (Source: CBS 21)

• Nation/world: Biden calls VP Harris ‘Trump’ in news conference. (Source: NBC News) House GOP votes to nullify new Title IX gender identity rules. (Source: UPI) 500,000 Houston properties remain without power after Beryl. (Source: AP) UN projects world population peaking at 10.8 billion. (Source: NPR) U.S. says it will shut down Gaza aid pier soon. (Source: BBC News) Actor Shelly Duvall dies at 75. (Source: ABC News)