First Harrisburg...now Philadelphia?

School budget shortfall: $234M or $500M

With the loss of power of some of their biggest supporters in Harrisburg and the end of the cushion of federal stimulus money, the School District of Philadelphia is staring down a huge budget hole. District officials said last night that next fiscal year's shortfall will be $234 million, all from the loss of stimulus dollars, but district sources with knowledge of the budget have placed the gap at more than $400 million.
A worst-case scenario has it reaching above $500 million, sources say.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20101222_School_budget_shortfall___234M_or__500M.html#ixzz19MQb9Mo5

Is anyone else seeing a pattern here?  Or is it just me?