PENNSYLVANIA HAS MONEY JUST SITTING AROUND DOING NOTHING, SO THE STATE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
IN A STATEMENT YESTERDAY. GOV WOLF ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL PUT OUT A PLAN TO RELEASE $1.7 BILLION TO HELP PENNSYLVANIANS IN DISTRESS. ONE OF THOSE IDEAS IS CALLED THE “PA OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM” WHICH WOULD ASSIST FAMILIES WITH CHILD CARE EXPENSES, JOB TRAINING, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, TRANSPORTATION, ACCESS TO BROADBAND SERVICES AND MORE. THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID THAT SOME OF THIS MONEY WOULD COME IN THE FORM OF DIRECT PAYMENTS TO SOME RESIDENTS. THE PLAN ALSO WILL HELP SMALL BUSINESES RECOVER FROM THE EFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC SHUTDOWN, AND THERE WOULD BE MONEY FOR LOW INCOME RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS.
