Pa. Budget and the Role of State Government

Republican Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett’s $27.1 billion fiscal 2012-13 budget contains administrative cost-cutting, spending to promote job growth and money to hire 115 new State Troopers. But proposals to transform education and welfare spending are already drawing fire. On a taping of NBC10 @ Issue with Steve Highsmith, State Rep. William Adolph (R-Pa. 165th District) and State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Pa. 7th District, discussed the upcoming budget debate, including questions about education funding.