Corbett decries protesters' shout-down of Nutter

Gov. Corbett told reporters Monday in Philadelphia that he found it "disappointing" that municipal union protesters drowned out Mayor Nutter's budget address last week in City Hall.

"It's disappointing when individuals will not allow a mayor or an official to give an address that he's supposed to give," Corbett said. "Individuals certainly have their opportunity to be heard, but it was certainly disappointing that he did not get to deliver his budget address."

Hundreds of chanting, whistle-blowing protesters drowned out the mayor Thursday as he attempted to present his annual budget proposal to City Council. Council President Darrell L. Clarke recessed the meeting during the speech, forcing Nutter to finish it later to a roomful of his own staffers and reporters.

Corbett was in the city to help open Pittcon, a conference that bills itself as the world's largest annual exposition for laboratory science. - Chris Palmer