HARRISBURG (AP) - An 11th-hour disagreement is dividing top Republican lawmakers and fellow Republican Gov. Tom Corbett over a bill that would further limit the ability of school boards to raise property taxes, AP reported at 2:19 p.m.
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati said the sides are trying to work it out, but a bill in the House would place too many restrictions on a district that needs to build a new school building.
He says Corbett has demanded that the bill be part of the budget-related bills that lawmakers are scrambling to finish on the final day of the fiscal year.
Asked whether Corbett told him whether he'd sign the budget without the school tax bill on his desk, Scarnati declined to comment. The governor's office didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.