PA budget impasse drags on while lawmakers raise campaign cash

Budget impasse continues as Pa. lawmakers travel abroad and hold pricey fundraisers

Harrisburg has seen more than 130 legislative fundraisers and two international trips since the June 30 budget deadline.

PA budget impasse drags on while lawmakers raise campaign cash

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's budget is almost four months late. For counties, school districts, nonprofits, and contractors, the cost of inaction is piling up. But for the commonwealth’s legislators, it's been business as usual. State lawmakers have held at least 133 fundraisers in the 115 days since the June 30 deadline, with another 39 planned for next week, according to a calendar maintained by a Harrisburg lobby shop. These range from a few h…