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SOMERSET, Pa. – Somerset County commissioners are halting unnecessary travel and large purchases to control costs during the state’s budget impasse.

Pennsylvania government has now been operating 70 days without a new budget, leading to a freeze on reimbursements to counties for many social services in recent weeks. ×

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