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Deal or no deal? That is the question as Pa. lawmakers try to complete state budget work
It's NFL hours for the Pennsylvania House members this weekend, as lawmakers get to work Sunday afternoon to see whether they can finalize a divided government budget somewhere in the neighborhood of "on time."
The state's new fiscal year began July 1.
The Republican-controlled General Assembly actually sent Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf a $31.5 billion spending plan that day. Building the $1.3 billion tax and revenue package needed to bring it into balance has been slower.
That's where this weekend's work come in.
Read more: http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/07/deal_or_no_deal_that_is_the_qu.html
