HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Tom Wolf will ask lawmakers Wednesday to raise income taxes on higher earners and give public schools a massive boost in aid, even as he faces a gaping deficit and uncertainty over how much more pandemic relief the federal government will send.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the setting for Wolf's seventh budget proposal to the state Legislature will be unusual: Wolf will deliver his annual budget address to lawmakers by a pre-recorded video, instead of speaking in-person to a joint session of the state House and Senate.Lawmakers will watch the video in their respective chambers, or from home, since many typically join floor sessions remotely during the pandemic.Under the plan for the fiscal year beginning July.