OK, let's see if I have this right.
The governor and the legislature can't agree on a budget, leading to the shutdown of "non-essential" governmental operations. You can't get a driver's license. State parks are closed. Agencies overseeing the environment and such are operating with skeleton staffs.
But the state's five slot parlors remain open. Not only that, some in the legislature are outraged that the governor would even suggest closing the slot parlors.
The great Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Steve Lopez had it right. Pennsylvania: Land of Giants!
Thanks for pointing this out.
Is the state lottery still running?