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Pa. House approves GOP’s $27.7 billion budget plan

By Peter Jackson
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved a Republican-crafted spending plan, pushing it a step closer to enactment with the beginning of the state’s new fiscal year closing in.

The 120-81 vote culminated more than three hours of debate over the $27.7 billion proposal for the 2012-13 fiscal year that starts Sunday. It sets the stage for a final Senate vote as early as Friday.

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