Wolf calls GOP budget ‘garbage;’ line-item vetoes much of it
But some funds will flow to local schools and social services as dispute continues
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Updated, 3:40 p.m.: adds GOP House leadership comments.
While school districts and social service agencies in Chester County can finally look forward to seeing some state funds finally come their way after a six-month state budget standoff, Gov. Tom Wolf signaled Tuesday clearly that...
Wolf: I’ll veto ‘stop-gap’ budget
Local ex-State Rep. says folks should look at changes in state government after deadlock
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Gov. Tom Wolf, seen here in a visit to Chester County earlier this year, said he would veto the so-called “stop-gap” budget the State House was considering Tuesday.
Although local state legislators had hoped that Gov. Tom Wolf would accept parts of an 11-month so-called...
Corbett faces trouble from his own party
Legislators annoyed by, but not scared by, Gov.’s budget line-item veto
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Yogi Berra, the baseball legend and armchair philosopher once said, “when you get to a fork in the road, take it.”
Based on his action last week, Gov. Tom Corbett appears not to have taken this sage advice — and crashed right into the Burma Shave billboard located at the fork in the...
