8/23/2017
by News Department on 08/23/17Senate says Wolf should freeze spending...
Pennsylvania's ranking state senator Joe Scarnati said Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf should start freezing spending on various programs because the deficit-strapped state government soon will not be able to pay every bill on time.
Since the recession, the state Treasury Department has supplied cash infusions into the state's bank account during low-flow periods of tax collections.
Scarnati said it would be irresponsible for the Treasury to loan more money while the state government lacks a balanced budget seven weeks into its fiscal year and is unconstitutional for the state to spend it.
Pennsylvania state government is running on a nearly $32 billion budget bill that Wolf let become law without his signature.
Without a loan or an emergency revenue package, the state could face hard decisions within days or weeks.
