Regional lawmakers cool on Wolf budget proposal
The reaction of lawmakers in the region to Gov. Tom Wolfâs $40 billion budget proposal was about as cold as the temperature outside this time of year. State Rep. Josh Kail, a Beaver County Republican whose district includes part of Washington County, summed up the negative response when he described it as âtaxes, taxes and more taxes.â âUnfortunately, instead of advancing pro-worker and pro-growth policies, we still have the same problems that we had when the governor was elected in 2014, and heâs still trying to use the same failed tax policy in response.â Wolf,...