harrisburg pa. pennsylvania governor tom wolf raise minimum wage state workers employees contractors 40 percent 10.15 hour monday gesture aim part put pressure republican lawmakers wolf democrat sign executive order make change acknowledge 450 state 79,000 employees mainly temporary workers hire tax season currently pay less 10.15 hour say hop send message republican-dominated legislature enact similar increase pennsylvania residents increase minimum wage lead increase employee morale productivity quality work decrease turnover cost train supervision say wolf lack power order statewide increase press conference wolf say statewide increase would benefit business long run fourteen state minimum wage least 10 governor say inflation push value state current 7.25 minimum wage poverty line go forward state would adjust minimum wage government workers keep inflation say wolf specify money would come question news conference pennsylvania without state budget since july republican resistance raise tax wolf refusal sign budget say would lead gap structural deficit wage increase announce state employees would cost state 1.5 million take effect immediately would apply many contractors business state cost state extra 2.6 million 60 percent go contract employees state photo license bureaus contract renew minimum wage increase apply human service agencies fund state wolf say already stress delay fund cause budget stand-off senate majority leader jake corman accuse wolf act like president barack obama seek implement policy change executive order choose take symbolic executive action issue instead work legislature underscore failures collaborate corman say statement pennsylvania governor raise minimum wage state workers contractors