Uri Monson is stepping down as the Pennsylvania state budget secretary to become executive director of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System, a pension fund, according to the office of Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat.

Shapiro is appointing Zachary Reber, deputy secretary for fiscal policy and program coordination in the state’s budget office, as a replacement.

“Pennsylvania taxpayers are fortunate to have dedicated public servants like Uri and Zach carefully managing the commonwealth’s budgetary and fiscal health,” Shapiro stated . “Uri has demonstrated exceptional financial leadership and integrity throughout his career, and as secretary of the budget, he instituted new policies that helped the commonwealth receive its highest bond rating in more than a decade, sav

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