In a report in the Altoona Mirror furnished by Spotlight Pa, Gov Wolf announced that he will give Penn State, Pitt, Lincoln University and Temple $40 million. The money is federal pandemic response dollars that the governor apparently has the sole discretion to hand out, according to the report. This gift was not made public by the governor or his office, and was kept well under wraps. The move follows a controversy surrounding the University of Pittsburgh getting funding for research using fetal tissue. Gov wolf said that this $40 million boost to these schools is a one time only gesture. The governor still has $229 million in federal stimulus money he can hand out. The report also stated that $50 million of this money went for retention bonuses to state employees
