Sources tell WGAL Pennsylvania lawmakers are nearing a vote on a roughly $50.1 billion spending plan, potentially ending a budget impasse that’s stretched longer than four months and delayed funds going out to schools, counties, and nonprofits.Lawmakers were not initially scheduled to be in Harrisburg this week, but reconvened for legislative sessions after closed-door meetings between caucus leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro late last month.Shapiro himself proposed a $51.4 billion spending plan back in early February, which was met with significant pushback from GOP lawmakers, who said it would require burning through reserves with one-time expenditures that would become Among the key issues that have contributed to the impasse are how much money to spend, with House Democrats, who hold a one-seat majority in that chamber, focused on increases in education spending.But Senate Republicans have sought concessions on controlled spending and getting Pennsylvania out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.This is a developing story. Stay with WGAL for developments.

HARRISBURG, Pa. —

Sources tell WGAL Pennsylvania lawmakers are nearing a vote on a roughly $50.1 billion spending plan, potentially ending a budget impasse that’s stretched longer than four months and delayed funds going out to schools, counties, and nonprofits.

Lawmakers were not initially scheduled to be in Harrisburg this week, but reconvened for legislative sessions after closed-door meetings between caucus leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro late last month.

Shapiro himself proposed a $51.4 billion spending plan back in early February, which was met with significant pushback from GOP lawmakers, who said it would require burning through reserves with one-time expenditures that would become

Among the key issues that have contributed to the impasse are how much money to spend, with House Democrats, who hold a one-seat majority in that chamber, focused on increases in education spending.

But Senate Republicans have sought concessions on controlled spending and getting Pennsylvania out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

This is a developing story. Stay with WGAL for developments.