Lost in the shuffle over the Pennsylvania state (operating) budget was a vote over the weekend over the state capital budget, which was approved by the Pennsylvania House.
The bill (HB 1418) authorizes $1.7 billion in additional borrowing for 2009-10 for projects. This is a $500 million increase over last year's borrowing.
Part of this increase is a $125 million increase in the notorious Redevelopment Assistance Capital Projects - borrowing to give handouts for pork-barrel projects.
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