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In private conversations, trustees balked at Penn State leadership’s initial budget proposal last year, which included a $245 million budget deficit.
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Pa. farmers want more reimbursement for land lost to eminent domain
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Pa.'s latest bid to regulate cyber charter schools would lower tuition payments, boost transparency - WHYY
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Pa. lawmakers eye housing, school priorities as budget tensions thaw
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Penn State president's special adviser accuses students of spreading misinformation
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PA House deadlocks over funding for Temple, Penn State · Spotlight PA
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Pitt, Penn State branch campuses bleeding enrollment; decline expected to continue
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Shapiro pushes funding boosts for Pitt, other state-related schools
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Shapiro's first state budget pitch includes $1B boost for education
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Efforts to ban, restrict LGBTQ curriculum in Pa. schools hinge on who becomes the next governor - WHYY