by Chris Reese | Jul 6, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
As most of you now know, Gov. Tom Corbett signed the 2011-12 state budget on June 30, less than an hour before the deadline. The final version of the budget cut funding for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) by 18 percent – an improvement from...
by Chris Reese | Jul 2, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
“Word” had it that Temple’s board had determined tuition and was waiting for the Governor to sign the budget to announce it. Late Thursday night the Governor signed the budget into law; yesterday Temple announced their tuition (surprise!). 10%!...
by Chris Reese | May 25, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
I hope you have all seen the news out of the House, which yesterday passed House Bill 1485 – the budget bill. In the House bill, PASSHE’s appropriation is $427.8 million; that’s $75.5 million, or 15 percent, less than the State System received last year. Obviously, a...
by Chris Reese | May 11, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF has been monitoring the Pennsylvania state budget debate closely since Gov. Tom Corbett introduced his spending plan in early March. We were deeply concerned when Corbett’s budget proposed a potentially devastating 54-percent cut for the State System of Higher...
by Chris Reese | May 5, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Here’s the latest word from the Capitol – after weeks of hearings and behind-the-scenes talks, the state House is finally set to bring up a budget bill for initial consideration next week. Good news: Revenue numbers through the end of April show the state has a budget...
