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State prison overtime debate is "Exhibit A" in Pennsylvania's budget stalemate
By pennlive.com- Charles Thompson
Published: 03/01/2016

A group of Republican state senators grilled Corrections Secretary John Wetzel Monday on heavy overtime costs at state prisons - their headline being that seven corrections officers earned more than $100,000 in overtime pay last year.

The debate - which kicked off the second week of legislative hearings on Gov. Tom Wolf's $32.7 billion, 2016-17 budget proposal - in many ways encapsulated Pennsylvania's year-long state budget stalemate.

In one corner, the administration insists new taxes are needed to pay for the cost of Pennsylvania's vital services; in the other, legislative Republicans demand proof that state funds are being spent with maximum efficiency.

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