Corbett criticizes PSU chief during Richland visit

From JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE DEMOCRAT:

Gov. Tom Corbett forcefully hit back Thursday at the Penn State administration, which suggested his drum-tight budget could force some campuses to close.

“I am extremely disappointed at the reaction from State College,” Corbett said at Galliker Dairy Co. in Richland Township.

“Rather than, ‘We’re going to make a good-faith effort to see what we can do.’ ”

University President Graham Spanier said Wednesday that Corbett’s proposed $625 million reduction – 52 percent for the 14 state-owned universities plus Pitt and other schools – could force higher tuition and Penn State to close campuses…

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