Gov. Tom Wolf Signs $40B Budget Package, Touts Public School Funding

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday signed a roughly $40 billion budget package that passed last week, as he touted the importance of new funding for public schools.
The hundreds of pages of budget legislation emerged publicly from closed-door negotiations on Friday and won approval within hours in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
The package holds the line on taxes, and puts billions of dollars in federal coronavirus aid into reserve for the coming years.
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