PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE Column: …House Republicans don’t want a $2.5 billion transportation plan. Many want none at all. Senate Republicans don’t want House Majority Leader Mike Turzai’s idea of liquor privatization. They can’t count on getting all Democrats for transportation. So it’s possible all we might get is a state budget
Medicaid expansion has bipartisan support but Corbett is concerned about creating an unsustainable program. Note that the governor’s pension reform plan has not even been discussed. Failing to approve Corbett’s pension proposal and declining to expand Medicaid make the budget even more complicated.
That’s the outlook as June approaches — either a mega deal or a big bust… (more)
