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Gov. Ed Rendell late Sunday ordered a range of services shut down and placed about a third of the state workforce on indefinite unpaid furlough after frantic last-minute negotiations failed to break a budget stalemate.
Rendell said the shutdown would go forward while he and legislators continued to work toward a deal.
Pennsylvanians will be unable to take driver’s license tests, state-run museums will be shuttered and casinos will have to stop taking bets Monday. Highway maintenance and other services will be stopped or severely curtailed.
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Items compiled from Tribune news services
