HARRISBURG — Gov. Ed Rendell is calling for the Legislature to immediately return to the Capitol to finalize a key piece of the state budget, the legalization of table games in casinos.

Rendell made the request Friday, three weeks after he signed a major appropriations bill that ended the 101-day budget stalemate.

He's calling the delay "inexcusable" and said it cannot continue.

Rendell is still holding up $723 million in discretionary taxpayer dollars slated for Penn State and several other Pennsylvania universities until table games are approved.

The Senate's Republican majority and the House's Democratic majority still disagree on key parts of the bill.

Those include how high to set the tax rate on the casinos' take from table games and whether to allow more slot machines at the state's miniature "resort" casinos.

HARRISBURG — Gov. Ed Rendell said the state is helping people get swine flu vaccine more quickly.Rendell said Friday the state is allowing hospitals to administer the vaccine from temporary sites without the normal occupancy inspection that can take days to complete.In addition, Rendell said the state is allowing the vaccine to be administered by physician assistants, which is beyond the normal scope of their duties.Rendell said hospitals and doctors asked for the changes to help them deal with mounting demand for vaccinations.State officials said swine flu is accounting for 99 percent of all flu cases and is largely affecting children and adults under 30.