Wolf seeks $145M fund shift to help businesses | News, Sports, Jobs
MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday proposed spending $145 million in a worker’s compensation fund to help businesses cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The Democratic governor’s plan requires a vote from the Republican-majority Legislature to appropriate the money, and there has been no deal to accomplish that. Wolf said he wants the money to go out in the form of grants to businesses that have been most harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, among them restaurants, bars and gyms. During an online news conference, Wolf said people were wor...