Lawmakers were set to return to Harrisburg on June 2 to start their busiest legislative schedule all year as they work toward a June 30 deadline for approving a spending plan for the 2014-15 fiscal year.
This year they face the same pressures they have in recent years: They are short of money and the state constitution requires the enactment of a balanced budget. Adding to the pressure is the fact that this is an election year, which means raising taxes to make up the shortfall is almost certainly out of the question.
