In a message to Governor Wolf and members of the General Assembly, more than 350 organizations and child care providers asked for a final budget to avoid further cuts to aid for working families and move closer to the investment proposed in Governor Wolf’s budget.
First Lady Frances Wolf was joined by Department of Education Secretary Pedro Rivera and Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding as she hosted a meeting for local food alliances to develop partnerships and establish ways to address regional food alliance gaps.
Governor Wolf released the following statement urging the Senate to send House Bill 1238 – an overhaul of Pennsylvania’s animal abuse law including Libre’s Law – to his desk for his signature.
Governor Wolf released a statement on the budget process and outlined his priorities in the push towards a final budget agreement.
Governor Wolf announced that a broad coalition of advocates for seniors, recovery, people with disabilities, and other health and human services populations is speaking out in support of the unification of the departments of Health, Human Services, Aging, and Drug and Alcohol Programs into one Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).