John Baer talks to a veteran Democratic legislator from western Pennsylvania who suggests a cut-now, maybe-spend-later approach to solving the state budget fight.
Sty Bykofsky continues to keep an eye on the Pennsylvania SPCA, wondering if the agency's third CEO in four months will be able to quell long-running problems in the city's animal shelter.
And educators in the Philadelphia School District will look for the union colors today and tomorrow to show solidarity.