(WHTM)– It’s now the second week of September, and state lawmakers have yet to pass a state budget.
Pennsylvania lawmakers were greeted by multiple different faces today as they went back to work. There are different rallies from different groups almost every day now, calling for a budget at the Capitol.
Today, it was home health care workers urging state lawmakers to finish the budget and include $21 million promised by Governor Josh Shapiro. They said it would guarantee that the workers who are helping the state’s most vulnerable would make at least $15 an hour.
The budget was due June 30, making it around 70 days late. The State Senate is in session on Monday, but still no deal.
Democratic State Senate Leader Jay Costa said all sides talked over the weekend, and he’s encouraged, but similar things have been said for the last two months.
The Conservative Commonwealth Foundation sent a letter to leaders on Monday, urging them to protect the Rainy Day Fund by making a law that says it cannot be touched except in cases of emergency or when revenue drops from one year to the next.
Costa said it’s not likely that the Rainy Day Fund will be touched in this year’s budget, but it will likely be tapped next year.
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