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State funding rises 1.2% for Penn State

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State University will receive a 1.2 percent increase in state funding as a result of the new state budget approved by the Pennsylvania Legislature.

The university's state appropriation this fiscal year will be $338.4 million, up $4.1 million from last year. State funding typically makes up less than 10 percent of Penn State's total budget.

University trustees are scheduled to meet this weekend in Erie.

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