It’s the start of a new fiscal year, and once again, Pennsylvania is without a budget. As a result, many state employees likely will see their paychecks delayed, even though they’ve done their work on time. Pennsylvania’s residents and state employees deserve better. At least this year, in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression, Gov. Ed Rendell isn’t being as crass as threatening to furlough some workers and close down state parks and some other services. That being an improvement shows just how much these workers were used as pawns in the past. Still this doesn’t mean money in the bank for tens of thousands of state employees, who will receive only partial pay on July 17 and July 24, unless a budget is adopted quickly. After July 24, there won’t be any paydays until legislators and the governor sign off on a new spending plan. And that isn’t expected soon.