June 28 PA Environment Digest Now Available

June 28 PA Environment Digest now available. Click here to print this Digest.

Governor, Legislators Consider $453 Million In Cuts To Environmental Programs, Layoffs

Senate Republicans and House Democrats exchanged budget proposals of $27.5 billion and $28.2 billion respectively this week and then they began to talk to Gov. Rendell about their budget ideas.
By the end of the week, Gov. Rendell and House Democrats say they were firmly behind a $28.2 billion spend number that includes a $320 million increase in basic education funding. Senate Republicans inched their proposal up to $27.8 billion, but said many of the cuts they proposed were being ignored. Click here to read more…