PA Capitol Digest Blog: Thursday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

Here’s a quick summary of happened Wednesday on the budget: House did nothing but go home on a 6-hour call after Tuesday moving a $30.8 billion “agreed-to” budget bill in a coup; Senate passes $30.2 billion House Republican budget (not the “agreed-to” budget framework they have been fighting for since November 9 on a party-line vote and it goes to Gov. Wolf for him to sign, veto in its entirety or in part, a statement released yesterday after the Senate action gave no hint; non-preferred appropriations-- including funding for Penn State and state-related universities in limbo; Senate goes home on a 6-hour call. Merry Christmas.

Senate Sends $30.3B Budget To Wolf

PLS: Surprise Budget Hits Governor’s Desk And Uncertain Future

AP: Legislative Leaves Wolf With Decision On Budget He Opposes

Senate Passes Another Budget To Gov. Wolf

House, Senate Send Wolf Lower-Cost Budget Bill
Budget Bill Sent To Wolf, Fight Far From Over

Is This The End Of Budget Impasse? We’ll See

Capitol Empties As Budget Deal Flops

State Budget Blues: A Broken Record
What Investors Think Of PA’s Record For Longest Budget Impasse
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Budget, Rendell Explains

Lack Of Agreement On Pension Reform Stalls Budget Again

Without No Budget Deal, House Leaders Send Lawmakers Home

Pension Bill Opposition Threatens To Derail Budget, Again

Humbug: Budget Deal Veers Again Towards Collapse