HARRISBURG, Pa. —

A deal to end Pennsylvania's budget stalemate in Harrisburg is coming.

The State House has passed the roughly $50 billion plan with a 156-47 vote on Wednesday. The deal, which is expected to send billions to public schools and social services, would break an impasse that's gone on for 134 days. Advertisement

Under the $50.1 billion budget deal, new authorized spending would rise by about $2.5 billion, or 5%.

Practically all of the overall spending increase would go toward Medicaid and public schools. Billions in surplus cash will be required for the plan to balance, the second straight year that Pennsylvania is running a multibillion-dollar budget deficit.

The deal could reach Gov. Josh Shapiro's desk by the end of the day.

A key concession to help seal a deal mean

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