Wolf Signs Bill To Help Businesses, Renters

Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 109 into law on Friday. The bill allocates $145 million to help support businesses suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Wolf administration authorized a transfer of $145 million from the Workers Compensation Security Fund at the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to the General Fund so that money could be appropriated by state legislature to aid businesses. The bill also addresses funding for rental and utility assistance to Pennsylvania residents to keep them in their homes.