Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)HARRISBURG - Facing a deep, pandemic-inflicted budget deficit, Gov.
Tom Wolf will ask lawmakers for a multibillion-dollar investment into workforce development and employment assistance to help Pennsylvania recover, his office said Thursday.Wolf’s office said it would aid workers whose jobs were upended by the pandemic and help fix the pandemic’s disruptions that heavily affected certain industries, lower-wage workers, minorities and the disabled.Wolf, a Democrat, also wants lawmakers to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage in steps to $15 an hour.MORE: Limits on Gov.
Wolf's disaster authority nears statewide voteWolf is scheduled to issue his full budget proposal Tuesday to the Legislature..