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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s eighth and last budget proposal is expected to push state spending well past $40 billion for the first time, as the Democrat will ask Republicans for another substantial increase in state aid for public schools. Wolf will address a joint session of the House and Senate at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Democrat began his time in office trying to wipe out deep funding disparities between the poorest and wealthiest public schools, and he is expected to try again to persuade lawmakers to “fully fund” districts that get less than their share of aid under Pennsylvania’s current funding formula.