Pennsylvania lawmakers likely won’t solve the budget impasse before schools return this fall, forcing some of the four state-related universities to approve tuition increases for the upcoming year. A two-thirds majority vote is required to approve funding for Lincoln University, Pennsylvania State University, Temple University, and the University of Pittsburgh. Democratic lawmakers have argued that additional funding would help lower tuition rates and alleviate student debt. Republicans have opposed the increase and pushed for tuition freezes and transparency reforms, like making state-related schools subject to the Right-to-Know Law.
