Stimulus Check Update as Gas Tax Holiday Inches Closer for Americans

Eric Holcomb will reportedly call a special legislative session next week so lawmakers can take action on his proposal to tap into the state's growing budget surplus and send $225 in payments to taxpayers.

The payments would be on top of the $125 payments that are already going out under the state's automatic taxpayer refund law.

Tom Wolf's administration is pushing to use the state's remaining funds from the American Rescue Plan to send up to $2,000 in direct payments to Pennsylvanians.

The PA Opportunity Program proposes spending $500 million to send the payments to households making $80,000 or less a year.

West Liberty's city council voted unanimously earlier this month to use $147,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to distribute the payments to 200 city residents.