News in Brief

A state judge in Pennsylvania has given school districts a partial reprieve from new rules requiring them to provide school-tax rebates to local taxpayers.

In granting a temporary injunction this month, Commonwealth Court Judge Madaline Palladino knocked down an Oct. 30 deadline for school districts to make the rebates. She said, however, that districts would still be required to revise their budgets by this week and determine the amount of their rebates.

The judge said a final decision on the new rules would come after a full hearing on the...