PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Republicans who control the legislature spent Thursday putting the finishing touches on their own budget blueprint, one that will exclude many of Gov. Wolf’s priorities and pave the path for a veto.
The GOP-backed plan, details of which could be made public as early as Friday, will not contain any of Wolf’s proposed tax increases, top Republicans said. It would seek to raise new revenue through privatizing liquor sales and making changes to the state’s pension system.
Wolf has said he will not sign a budget that does not contain adequate funding for public schools and property-tax relief for homeowners… (more)
