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"State senators were back in Harrisburg on Tuesday to work out the budget they approved last week.Video: Some lawmakers call spending plan a shamSome fear it won't be the last time they have to re-address this budget. Sen. Rob Teplitz (D-Harrisburg)\u00A0says the $29 billion budget was slapped together.\"Certainly next year at this time we're going to have a much bigger hole to fill,\" said Teplitz.A portion of the budget comes from moving money from the state's small accounts to its general fund.\"We have pots of money that are just sitting there - those are taxpayer dollars,\" said Sen. Rich Alloway (R-Chambersburg). \"Why wouldn't we utilize those first before we go back and ask taxpayers for more money out of their pocket?\"The budget also banks on a jump in state revenues and more money from casinos.\u00A0Some lawmakers say that's a gamble the state can't take.If approved, some estimate that the state could face a $3 billion budget hole next year.With only a few days left, Gov. Tom Corbett says he will not sign the budget unless lawmakers work out a budget that addresses employee pension reform.\u00A0\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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