Pennsylvania Delays $1.7B In Payments Amid Budget Stalemate

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will delay more than $1.7 billion in payments due to Medicaid insurers and school districts amid an unprecedented cash crunch.
Wolf’s office issued a brief statement Friday, the day the state’s main bank account was scheduled to dip below zero.
More delayed payments are expected while the Republican-controlled Legislature is embroiled in a three-month stalemate over how to plug a projected $2.2 b