Legislation directing the distribution of $200 million to Pennsylvania’s public school districts and authorizing up to $2.5 billion in borrowing for the state share of school construction costs will take effect Monday, the governor’s office said.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday in a brief statement that he would allow the bill to become law without his signature, after a fight with the Republican-controlled Legislature over which school districts should benefit most from the money. It is the same approach he took last month after a long fight with the Republican-controlled Legislature toward a $6.6 billion spending package, part of an overall $30 billion budget that he viewed as inadequate to fairly fund schools and wipe out a long-term deficit.
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