An end to the long state budget impasse may be near. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they expect a budget to be passed sometime this week. Both parties spent much of Tuesday evening caucusing, trying to iron out an agreement. “I think we’re getting close to a solution,” Republican State Senator Devlin Robinson said. Democratic State Rep. Abigail Salisbury agreed. She tells WPXI, “I am getting the impression we are moving toward a final budget. People’s patience have worn thin. We need to get this done because costs are rising and services need to be provided to people. It is my belief we are looking at a budget this week.” She says they have been vocal about lifting the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and believe that may come to fruition. The RGGI is essentially a co-op among a number of states attempting to lower carbon emissions. Robinson calls it an unfair tax on consumers. There could be a vote as early as today.