101 days into the 09-10 fiscal year, Pennsylvania finally got a budget. The commonwealth was the last state in the country to pass their budget. On October 9, 2009 Governor Rendell signed legislation to enact a $27.799 billion state General Fund budget for 2009-10 that increases education funding while reducing overall spending. It contains no new broad-based taxes. We can finally close the books on the long, uphill battle that was the 2009 budget impasse.
Visit the following links for more information on the budget from the media:
Pennsylvania, we finally have a budget
100 reasons it has lasted 100 days
Let's make sure budget impasse never happens in Pennsylvania again
Layoffs, uncertainty are impacting state employee morale
