Gov. Rendell and the state legislature have 30 days to come up with a new and approved version of the state budget for fiscal 2010-2011, but there is little progress reported on resolving the major differences over taxes and spending. "It isn't soup yet," state Rep. Dwight Evans told he Harrisburg Patriot, which has a good
Q&A on the budget situation as it stands today. (June 1). One big problem: state tax collections keep falling below estimates. The hole currently stands at $1 billion and Rendell and the legislature are either going to have to cut programs and lay off state workers or raise taxes to make up the difference. It is likely to be some combination of the above when the soup finally is done.
