Corbett, a Republican candidate for governor, visited Erie on Thursday for a two-day campaign and fundraising visit.
If state Attorney General Tom Corbett has his way, Pennsylvania's budget will be a lot smaller and last twice as long.
He talked with the Erie Times-News about his plans if he is elected governor, including his proposal that the state budget run for two years instead of one.
"We didn't switch to an annual budget until 1968," Corbett said. "It would cut the cost of preparing the budget by 50 percent, and more importantly, it would give state entities that receive funding the certainty of two years instead of one."
The switch, Corbett said, would fit his philosophy of "fiscal discipline, limited government and free enterprise," and that a biennial budget would help Pennsylvania return to having part-time state legislators.
Recent polls show Corbett leading his closest primary opponent, state Rep. Sam Rohrer, of Berks County, and Corbett this month was endorsed by the state Republican Committee. Corbett downplayed the polls.
"It's early," he said. "The only one that counts is in November."