Will Pennsylvania Dish Out More Stimulus Checks?

The governor of Pennsylvania and his legislative allies are again pushing a plan to send $2,000 checks to citizens of that state in a proposal call...

August 5, 2022
3:40 PM

The governor of Pennsylvania and his legislative allies are again pushing a plan to send $2,000 checks to citizens of that state in a proposal called the PA Opportunity Program.  In a statement this week, Gov. Tom Wolf pushed the proposal that would spend $1.7 billion to send $2,000 to Pennsylvania families who earn a household income of $80,000 or less. The money would be paid for out of Pennsylvania's general fund.  'I first proposed the PA Opportunity Program back in February, but Republican leaders in the General Assembly just wouldn't get on board with funding it in this year's budget,' Gov.

Stephen Silver