The 15 Best Tweets From Tom Wolf’s Twitter Town Hall
Gov. Tom Wolf did as the cool kids do and held a “Twitter Town Hall” Tuesday. Citizens asked him about everything from fracking to education funding to, obviously, his Jeep.
There were the solid, earnest questions:
https://twitter.com/valeriekramer21/status/570255666218188801
.@valeriekramer21 Proud to have expanded Medicaid, banned gifts, and protected parks & forests. Off to a good start. -TW (1/2)
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) February 24, 2015
.@valeriekramer21 Thanks to the people of Pennsylvania for this opportunity. We have lots more to do working together. – TW (2/2)
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) February 24, 2015
There were the questions from Wolf’s critics, such as the state Republican Party and fractivists, which you have to give kudos to Wolf for taking:
.@GovernorTomWolf Is the damage and destruction #fracking is doing too inconvenient a truth to take on in a twitter town hall?
— Karen Feridun, Berks Gas Truth (@BerksGasTruth) February 24, 2015
.@BerksGasTruth PA needs to grow its #JobsThatPay. To fulfill our potential, we must take responsible advantage of our resources. – TW (1/2)
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) February 24, 2015
.@BerksGasTruth We can develop this industry in a safe & sustainable way. We want good jobs & a good environment. – TW (2/2)
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) February 24, 2015
.@GovernorTomWolf How do you justify calling hard-working Pennsylvanians "underachiever(s)"? http://t.co/9LRcUCWoav #PAGOV
— PA GOP (@PAGOP) February 24, 2015
.@PAGOP Fact check – I’ve never said that about our state’s hardworking people. They are the best. More at http://t.co/bxCDYcjU65 – TW (1/3)
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) February 24, 2015
.@PAGOP We're at the bottom in the nation in job growth, have a massive deficit & struggling schools. We can do better. – TW (2/3)
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) February 24, 2015
.@PAGOP I will be leader for a change who brags about our great people and assets to improve PA – TW (3/3)
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) February 24, 2015
There were the questions that Wolf should have taken, but didn’t (to be fair, of course, you can’t expect him to answer every one):
@GovernorTomWolf What can be done to close the widening fiscal gap between the wealthiest and poorest school districts? #FairFundingPA
— Education Law Center (@edlawcenterpa) February 24, 2015
.@GovernorTomWolf A broad majority want Pennsylvania out of the liquor business. http://t.co/rb6rjKVQJe How do you justify your opposition?
— PA GOP (@PAGOP) February 24, 2015
.@GovernorTomWolf Would you support a statewide earned #PaidSickDays law similar to what recently passed in Philly?
— kacey musgraves fan account (@ericopinion) February 24, 2015
And finally, there was the most important question of all, from none other than the beloved Philadelphia detective Joseph Murray:
@GovernorTomWolf hello sir. Is your jeep a stick or automatic??
— Joseph Murray (@PPDJoeMurray) February 24, 2015
.@PPDJoeMurray Stick! – TW
— Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) February 24, 2015
You can read the Wolf administration’s summary of the Town Hall on Storify.
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