With budget season approaching, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is developing a plan to help deal with aging school buildings plagued by environmental problems, including lead paint and asbestos insulation, his office said.
Mr. Wolf must deliver a budget proposal to the Legislature on Feb. 4, and lawmakers who are pressing for state aid to address what they call a massive and growing problem have asked the Democratic governor to include money in the spending package. Mr. Wolf has discussed the need in the past, saying that a sprawling infrastructure plan he floated last year could have been a source of help. But that plan — a $4.5 billion infrastructure proposal to be paid off by imposing a tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production — never saw a vote in the Republican-controlled Legislature, and Mr. Wolf’s office said he will try a new strategy to deal with deteriorating school buildings. To read the article in it's entirety click here: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2020/01/25/Governor-wolf-school-construction-aid-pennsylvania-health-problems/stories/202001260068
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