State-related universities fearful of becoming casualties of Pa.’s ongoing budget impasse - Kevin McCorry, WHYY

The ongoing budget impasse in Harrisburg has been especially frustrating to Pennsylvania’s state-related universities, which have been counting on a roughly $650 million allocation from the state to subsidize lower tuition rates for students who live in the commonwealth. The allocation is negotiated and approved yearly by lawmakers, and this year, in the midst of a long-overdue budget plan, there remains no consensus on how to pay for it. That’s leading some in Harrisburg to fear that these funds could become a casualty of the negotiation process — a way of helping lawmakers avoid enacting some sort of tax hike. https://whyy.org/articles/state-related-universities-fearful-becoming-casualties-pa-s-ongoing-budget-impasse/