Monday, July 9, 2007

UPDATE 1-Pennsylvania shuts services amid budget impasse

(Reuters) - PHILADELPHIA, July 9 - Pennsylvania idled about
25,000 state workers and shut down noncritical services early
on Monday after Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Ed
Rendell failed to agree on measures he set as a precondition
for signing a budget for the new fiscal year.




Rendell said the two sides were close to agreement on
"three or four" items, but not close enough to allow him to
call off the furlough of nonessential employees.


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