More details of Corbett's budget: it's not pretty.

[PA Democrat]

I got this from the Republican Caucus website. They should be ASHAMED to put this in print.

http://pahousegop.com/

Some of the highlights:

- $550 million (9.5%) cut to basic education

- $1.6 million (1.9%) cut to Pre-K Counts early childhood education program

- $37 million (1.9%) cut to Head Start program

- Science: It's Elementary program is eliminated completely

- Science in Motion program is eliminated completely

- $1.04 million (2%) cut to public library funding

- 10% cut to community colleges

- 52% cut to Penn State

- 52% cut to University of Pittsburgh

- 52% cut to Temple

- 50% cut to Lincoln

- 53% cut in funding to the state's 14 universities

- $7 million (1.9%) cut in PHEAA grants (college students get doubly screwed)

- 9% cut in Autism Intervention and Services

- 2% cut in County Child Welfare (supports abused at-risk and neglected children)

- 10% cut in DPW Cash Assistance (financial assistance for low-income residents)

- 15 programs are eliminated in the Dept of Health including funding for diabetes programs and epilepsy services

- $24 million (29%) cut to Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources

- 5% cut to Dept of Environmental Protection

- 40% cut in funding of state parks ("partially" offset by funds from oil and gas leases)

- Funding for CHIPS level

- Complete elimination of funding for Adult Basic insurance program

[PA Democrat]

1. More details on budget cuts from the Democratic Caucus:

http://www.hacd.net/budget/201112/documents/BDB_QG_Summary_ExecutiveBudget_1224PM_030811.pdf

[Divernan]

2. As I predicted yesterday, Penn State is talking about closing some branch campuses

[livetohike]

3. Heartless. Especially in the rural areas to anyone working in the state parks or

DCNR. Up here, north of I-80 in the "Pennsylvania Wilds", many people will be hurting. Those are some of the best jobs around, besides those involved in education.