Post by Logan on Feb 23, 2016 11:29:16 GMT -6
Pa. lawmakers want audit of Wolf's spending as $37.5B spent in impasse
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf's administration has spent $37.5 billion since July 1, even though no state budget was in place for six months, and House and Senate leaders asked the state's fiscal watchdog to audit the spending.
Lawmakers authorized a budget of only $23.4 billion in December.
Wolf is spending as if he has “an open checkbook,” Senate Republican spokeswoman Jennifer Kocher said Monday as lawmakers began budget hearings for the next fiscal year. “We're concerned about the checks and balances.”
The amount spent during the impasse was $24.7 billion. Since Jan. 1, the Wolf administration spent about $12.8 billion, according to the Treasury Department.
Read more: triblive.com/news/adminpage/10016959-74/wolf-spending-budget
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf's administration has spent $37.5 billion since July 1, even though no state budget was in place for six months, and House and Senate leaders asked the state's fiscal watchdog to audit the spending.
Lawmakers authorized a budget of only $23.4 billion in December.
Wolf is spending as if he has “an open checkbook,” Senate Republican spokeswoman Jennifer Kocher said Monday as lawmakers began budget hearings for the next fiscal year. “We're concerned about the checks and balances.”
The amount spent during the impasse was $24.7 billion. Since Jan. 1, the Wolf administration spent about $12.8 billion, according to the Treasury Department.
Read more: triblive.com/news/adminpage/10016959-74/wolf-spending-budget