pennsylvania governor tom wolf expect unveil proposal state 2017 budget tuesday even though state lawmakers yet fully agree current spend plan languish half-baked political acrimony escalate state still partial 23.4 billion emergency budget place nearly year wolf make 2016 budget proposal first time 29.9 billion wolf democrat say would support negotiate budget 30.8 billion state house republican leaders scuttle last minute december gigantic cloud hang year process say christopher borick associate political science professor muhlenberg college allentown pennsylvania impasse partial budget incomplete deal wolf call garbage ridiculous exercise budget futility strip sign december hammer school district across state threaten close lack fund one question whether wolf use tone conciliatory one tuesday budget address wolf commit agenda think believe right thing say g. terry madonna public affairs professor pennsylvania franklin marshall college wolf take office january 2015 pledge restore education fund pay part tax natural gas extraction already say new budget include 200 million additional fund k-12 public school top 377 million increase propose now-defunct compromise budget senate republicans support wolf may view clear win 2014 incumbent republican governor tom corbett mandate voters republicans point increase majorities house state legislature election result represent mix message voters state borick say sow seed much type gridlock saw last year side felt empower logjam make fix state 2.3 billion structural budget deficit much hard moody investors service say october threaten low aa3 rat pennsylvania nearly 11 billion outstanding general obligation debt pennsylvania governor address budget amid bitter divide