Friday, June 26, 2009
HARRISBURG (AP) — Hospitals and doctors who treat the poor, universities and college students seeking grants would all feel the pinch of Gov. Ed Rendell’s newly revised budget.
Rendell revealed today where he is cutting an additional $500 million in his proposed 2009-10 budget as state officials grapple with a $3 billion-plus shortfall.
Rendell also slashed spending to create high-tech classrooms in high schools, a program he launched several years ago. He stuck to his guns, however, on a proposed 7 percent increase in state funding for instruction and operations in public schools.
Despite the cuts, the unexpectedly high cost of tax refunds and care for the elderly, poor and disabled would keep the Rendell’s total proposed spending at around $29 billion.