Pennsylvania: The New California

By Tami Luhby

In Pennsylvania, day care centers are closing. Food banks and libraries are cutting back. A school district is taking out a multi-million dollar loan.

Local governments and social service agencies are struggling to maintain services as lawmakers and the governor battle over how to close Pennsylvania’s $1 billion budget gap. Democrats don’t want to cut too deeply into services, while Republicans don’t want to hike taxes.

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