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...Wolf said at a press briefing where he threatened to hold back funding to the counties bucking his plan."

So let's unpack this. Wolf is saying that he will withhold aid that will go for the following:

"The commonwealth’s $5 billion share of the national Coronavirus Relief Fund has been dedicated so far to cover a mix of statewide funding needs and allocations to individual counties and local governments. The money can be spent on anything from direct assistance to communities and public health-related expenses to covering state budget shortfalls from unexpected pandemic-related losses."

- see https://www.inquirer.com/news/reopen-pennsylvania-cares-act-recovery-funds-coronavirus-gov-tom-wolf-20200511.html

So, Wolf would withhold aid that communities could use for public-health rated expenses? Really?

If he is threatening to withhold aid that could be used for those kinds of expenses, it's not really about COVID-19. It's about power and what can be done with that power to force compliance with the state. Whatever side you are on regarding COVID-19 and opening up when/how, etc. Wolf is trying to bring the hammer down. Hard.

I don't think this will end well for him politically.