Gov. Rendell yesterday upped the ante in his bid to balance the state budget, saying that without a table-games bill he would have to close the State Museum of Pennsylvania and some state parks in addition to laying off at least 1,000 more government employees. Rendell last week said layoffs of 1,000 more state workers were “imminent” if no gambling bill was on his desk by Jan. 8.The bill – the final unresolved part of the state budget the governor signed in October after a 101-day impasse – would bring in $250 million in license fees and taxes that Rendell said is necessary to keep the government running.

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