House Passes Legislation To Complete Overdue Budget

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats who control Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives are making another attempt to send hundreds of millions of dollars to four Pennsylvania universities and get around a partisan dispute that has stalled the money from passing. The funding was part of a flurry of tying up loose ends for the state’s $45 billion budget, which has dragged three months into the fiscal year without all of the elements of the spending plan in place. The bills now go on to the state Senate. The House adjourned after a busy week, and both chambers are scheduled to return to session on Oct. 16.