After waiting 10 days to sign the state budget, Governor Corbett has seemingly ended a standoff with state lawmakers.
But tensions are still running high, as Corbett continues to fight with his own party over what to do about the state pension system.
Shortly after signing the budget, Corbett sharply criticized legislators for failing to curb skyrocketing pension costs.
He used his executive power to line-item veto parts of the spending plan-- eliminating 65 million dollars in funds for the General Assembly.
Senate Republicans fired back saying they are committed to a pension overhaul and calling the governor's leadership on the issue disappointing.
Chris Borick heads Muhlenberg College's Institute of Public Opinion and says it's unlikely Lawmakers will tackle such a thorny issue in an election year.
"It is ambitious to think that the legislature will move on this, but it's also, for a Governor trailing in the polls and struggling for survival, an item that is really really important," said Borick.
Corbett has not said whether he plans to call lawmakers back for a special summer session to try to make a deal-only that "all options" are on the table.