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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on budget developments in the Pennsylvania Legislature (all times local):

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4:30 p.m.

The Pennsylvania Senate is taking quick action on the House’s just-passed budget bill, even though there’s no clear resolution on how to pay for it a day before the state government’s fiscal-year deadline.

The Senate on Wednesday passed the main appropriations bill in the $31.6 billion package, 47-3, with minor changes a day after the House passed it.

The state government’s 2016-17 fiscal-year starts Friday.

It is a 5 percent spending increase, about half what Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf proposed initially. The new spending is driven by more money for public schools, pension obligations, prisons and human services.

But Wolf says the House’s plan to balance it is badly flawed. It’s also not clear whether the Senate will support the House’s strategy to raise $1 billion from higher tobacco taxes, brisker wine and liquor sales, more legalized gambling and tax delinquents.

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2:30 p.m.

The Pennsylvania Senate is planning quick action on the House’s just-passed budget bill, a day before the state government’s fiscal-year deadline.

A spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman said Wednesday that senators will add more money for higher education and send the spending package back to the House within hours.

The additional aid for higher education is $39 million, a 2.5 percent increase.

It isn’t clear whether the Republican-controlled Senate will make other changes to a budget plan that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf criticizes as out of balance.

Critics also say the House’s plan is based on unreliable projections of $1 billion in new receipts from higher tobacco taxes, brisker wine and liquor sales, more legalized gambling and tax delinquents.

The state government’s 2016-17 fiscal year deadline starts Friday.

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11:50 a.m.

The Pennsylvania Legislature is in session, a day before the state government’s fiscal-year deadline and no sign on how the Senate will handle the House’s just-passed budget bill.

Senators were scheduled Wednesday to discuss the House budget plan behind closed doors. The state government’s 2016-17 fiscal-year deadline starts Friday.

The House’s nearly $31.6 billion budget plan is a 5 percent spending increase, about half what Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf proposed. The new spending is driven by more money for public schools, pension obligations, prisons and human services.

But Wolf says it’s out of balance, and critics say it’s based on unreliable projections of $1 billion in new receipts from higher tobacco taxes, brisker wine and liquor sales, more legalized gambling and tax delinquents.

Senate critics say it falls short on higher education spending.