Nearly nine months after the start of Pennsylvania’s fiscal year, the state’s budget deadlock came to an end on Wednesday, with Gov. Tom Wolf withdrawing a veto threat on Republican-backed legislation and public colleges and universities among the recipients of state support that breathed a sigh of relief.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the 14-campus State System of Higher Education will get a 5-percent increase in state funding, the first rise in seven years. Pennsylvania State University will also see a 5-percent increase, as will other state-related institutions such as the University of Pittsburgh and Temple University, reported the Penn Live website.
