Pa. begins a new fiscal year Friday and the state legislature has delivered a budget. But Governor Tom Wolf says he will sign the appropriations bill as soon as there is a sustainable revenue package to pay for it. Wolf says he looks forward to continuing to work with lawmakers to achieve this. In a bi-partisan vote, the state house reconciled the bill passed by the state senate on Wednesday. The $31.5-billion dollar spending plan contains an increase of $250-million dollars for Pennsylvania schools. That includes a 2.5% hike for state colleges. There’s also $15-million to fight the state’s opioid crisis.
