Pennsylvania ends shutdown as budget stalemate ends

(Reuters) - After 24 hours in which about 25,000 state workers in non-essential services were idled without pay, Republican legislators reached agreement with Rendell on a series of measures the governor had insisted on as a precondition for signing the $27.37 billion 2007-08 budget for the year beginning July 1.




"We are rescinding the furloughs ... to take effect at 12:01 a.m." on Tuesday, Rendell said at a late-night news conference.


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