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Pa. Senate approves alternative to gov's budget

Corbett said the state must conserve its revenue to pay for the ever-spiraling bill for public employee pensions.

By Peter Jackson | Updated on May 10, 2012

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday passed a $27.7 billion spending plan that would erase many cuts proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett, setting the stage for negotiations over the state budget that must be in place by July 1.

The plan penned by the Senate GOP majority was approved on a 39-8 vote and sent to the House after a brief debate in which Democrats pressed unsuccessfully for additional spending for poor adults, early childhood education and health care for the poor. Republicans defended the proposal as a solid starting point.

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