Gov-elect Tom Wolf unveiled the members of his Budget Deficit and Fiscal Stabilization Task Force Tuesday.  The group is assigned to deal with the state’s budget deficit and will be Chaired by Mary Soderberg. Josh Shapiro will serve as Vice-Chair.  Click Here for a full membership list.

“Pennsylvania is facing challenging economic times, a multi-billion dollar budget deficit, and negative cash flow projections,” said Gov.-elect Tom Wolf. “My Budget Deficit and Fiscal Stabilization Task Force will get to work to determine the scope of the challenges facing Pennsylvania and begin to discuss how we can get Pennsylvania’s fiscal house in order.”

Wolf also announced Gov. Ed Rendell as Honorary Chair of his Inaugural Committee and Mary Isenhour, a senior advisor to his campaign, and Reid Walsh, Director of Operations for his campaign, as Co-Chairs.  Click Here for more background.

Click Here for a map showing the location of Wolf’s transition appointments so far.  Click Here for previous transition team appointments.  For more information, visit the Wolf Transition website.

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