#tom-wolf

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Pennsylvania won’t become the next state to ban transgender athletes but it doesn’t stop lawmakers from trying

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed to veto legislation that passed the Senate on Wednesday dealing with trans athletes

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Pa. Senate passes bill against transgender girls playing girls’ sports

By a 30-20 vote, the Senate passed legislation that is identical to a House-passed bill that would place restrictions on transgender sports participation; Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf plans to veto it

BREAKING NEWS:

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Gov. Wolf proposes Pa.’s biggest tax increase ever, but it would be a tax cut for many

Gov. Tom Wolf in his 2021-22 budget proposal is calling for 46% increase in the state's personal income tax rate but claims it won't touch 67% of taxpayers.

Gov. Thomas Westerman Wolf ~ Democratic Party

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Pa. hits COVID-19 high with 2,751 new cases reported, approaches 200,000 overall

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 2,751 new positive cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 198,446.

there is also this -- we have been going up STEADILY and the school district puts out a video of how they are working to get the elementary kids back in school full-time before the end of this year.  It’s like living in Bizarro World.  WTF

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Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes high school sports attendance bill, setting up possible override vote in General Assembly

Leaders in the GOP-controlled House and Senate both have vowed to hold an override vote should the governor veto a bill giving local K-12 school officials the authority to decide to hold sports and set their own attendance limits at sporting events and other extracurricular activities.

The covid war..

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Pa. Supreme Court sides with Gov. Wolf on emergency order

The GOP-controlled Legislature passed a resolution ending the governor's declaration and argued Wolf had no power to block it. The court ruled the General Assembly couldn't act unilaterally.

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Gov. Tom Wolf imposes freeze on hiring and non-essential purchases by Pa. state government agencies

Gov. Tom Wolf has taken some internal steps to control spending as it deals with the coronavirus and the impact it has on the commonwealth.

UPDATE: i’m back to being paid. thanks to my boss for pulling through

I had started a project as a volunteer, then promised pay, then had it taken away because of the hiring freeze. I try not to let it affect me much, but to be honest I’ve always struggled with feelings of worthlessness surrounding unemployment. What makes me the most sad is about how my mom’s views on money and power make me too ashamed to tell her that my pay was taken away. I’m very proud of the work I’m doing for this project, so I agreed to continue “volunteering.” This project also opens me up to a strong network and puts me in a good position to pursue public office someday. I just need to reiterate to myself that I will get paid my worth someday and financial independence is still just out of reach.