Gov. Wolf Previews Part Of His Budget For Next Year During Phila. Visit
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The current year's Pennsylvania budget is still incomplete. But in Mantua Thursday, Governor Wolf announced plans to boost funding for early childhood education.
Speaking at the West Philadelphia Community Center in Mantua, Governor Wolf announced that next Tuesday's budget address, he'll ask for a $60 million increase for early-childhood education. He says he's planning next year's budget knowing the current year's is more than seven months late.
"We had that budget. I'm assuming that we will take that across the finish line before the five months remaining in this fiscal year are finished. And I had to make some assumptions for the '16-17 budget and those are the assumptions I made," said Gov. Wolf.
Wolf next week is expected to renew his call to raise revenue through a shale tax.