So, I guess I am hours away from not being able to call PennDOT to ask what I should do if I lost my little license plate sticker that I got with my latest car registration, huh?
And yet, I could still get a ticket for driving without it.
Here we are again, with the legislature and the governor locked in an important battle of wills, and in the balance -- again -- is the ongoing business of government in Pennsylvania, as well as paychecks for 24,000 state workers. If the governor and the legislature can't strike a deal by the end of tonight, the state government must partially shut down.
According to the last Associated Press update (thanks, Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo, for keeping us posted), the problem is not the bulk of the budget any more; it's an energy plan that Rendell says must be included or he will not sign.
Hey, I am all for energy plans and for sticking to your guns (on both sides.) What makes me furious is that an overlarge state legislature can't get this work done before the delays lead to furloughing all non-essential state workers.
WE PAY YOU ENOUGH MONEY TO DO THIS ON TIME, legislators.
Meetings are ongoing Sunday night. We'll see what happens.
Also, those of you who care about casinos: the five slots parlors are applying for a special exemption from the furlough. (Slots parlors would have to close if their state inspectors are furloughed.)
Awww, I feel waaaaay worse for giant casino operators than for the PennDOT workers who live paycheck to paycheck, and should be processing my plate-sticker problem Monday.
One more thing: I did think that we were done with the sneaky bill-passing-in-secret stuff. (Remember all that righteous anger over the pay raise?) But I guess I was wrong.
We will update the progress of the campaign-finance bill tomorrow.
Meanwhile, check below the jump for a list of what will be open or closed in the event of a partial government shutdown.
By The Associated Press
A look at how some state services would be affected by a partial
government shutdown:
FUNCTIONING:
—Health care for the poor, food stamps and cash assistance
—Prisons
—State police patrols
—Agriculture Department inspections of restaurants, farms and
amusement rides
—Health and Agriculture Department laboratories
—Health Department inspections of hospitals and nursing homes
—Health Department immunization clinics
—Highway Department bridge and highway safety inspections
—Job placement, unemployment compensation and worker
compensation services
—Liquor stores
—State lottery
—Board of Probation and Parole
—Emergency management awareness and response coordination
—National Guard support services
—Teacher certifications and background checks
—Electronic filing of birth records
—Property tax/rent rebate program
CURTAILED:
—Highway Department road maintenance crews
—Public works projects
—State purchases of goods and services
—Custodial services at state buildings
—State Department business license processing
—Insurance complaint responses, rate reviews and agent licensing
—Labor Relations Board and the Bureau of Mediation
NOT FUNCTIONING:
—Environmental impact permitting
—State park cabins and campgrounds
—Driver license offices
—Contractor payments
—Grant programs
—Civil service testing
—Welcome centers
—Museums and historic sites
—Slot-machine casinos
—Revenue Department tax collection, enforcement and auditing
—Highway occupancy permitting
—Inspector General investigations and prosecutions
—Birth and death certificate satellite offices
—Fire Commissioner loan processing
—Banking Department license processing and consumer assistance
—Technology services for state agencies
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