Lawmakers approve two-year, $70 billion budget

Lawmakers approve two-year, $70 billion budget: "The 2010 General Assembly adjourned yesterday, one day later than scheduled, after speedy approval by weary lawmakers of a $70 billion-plus budget-balancing plan. The budget doesn’t raise taxes, prunes spending for education and health care, and erases a $4.2 billion shortfall with new fees and a giant cash grab from the public-employee pension."