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Wolf Wrong About Pensions & Downgrades

• Nathan Benefield
• July 14, 2015

Over the past week, Gov. Tom Wolf has been defending his vetoes of the state budget, pension reform, and liquor privatization, noting that rating agencies have been downgrading Pennsylvania’s…

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State Budget

Wolf Truth Squad: Property Tax Relief Now

• Nathan Benefield
• July 14, 2015

In a Patriot News story, Gov. Wolf’s spokesman Jeff Sheridan commented on need for immediate “property tax relief”—comments that don’t jibe with Gov. Wolf’s actual budget proposal. “Pennsylvanians don’t need property…

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State Budget

Audio: Severance Tax Hurts All

• Jonathan Reginella
• July 13, 2015

Nearly two weeks into the new fiscal year, and Pennsylvania is still without a budget after Gov. Wolf vetoed the Republicans’ proposal last month.   The governor, whose own­…

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Education

America Works (On Misleading the Public)

• Nathan Benefield
• July 13, 2015

America Works USA, an affiliate of the union-funded Democratic Governors Association, recently launched an ad campaign in support of Gov. Wolf’s effort to raise taxes on middle-…

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Gov. Wolf’s False Facts on Facebook

• Matthew Brouillette
• July 10, 2015

Governor Tom Wolf made it clear that he didn’t like anything in the budget that the General Assembly put on his desk on June 30—even though it mirrored about…

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Regulation

Wolf Repeating Same Mistakes of the Past

• Nathan Benefield
• July 9, 2015

Earlier this week, we pointed out how Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of liquor privatization—using talking points from union leaders to justify his action—didn’t make much sense. Wolf’s reasoning…

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Education

When Desperation Sets In

• James Paul
• July 9, 2015

This is what desperation looks like. Gov. Tom Wolf recently visited Downingtown Area School District and claimed the no-tax-increase budget he recently vetoed “includes only $8 million…

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Regulation

Pension Reform Veto Costs Pennsylvanians Dearly

• July 9, 2015

Pension Reform Veto Costs Pennsylvanians Dearly Public Employees & Middle Class Bear Consequences of Pension Inaction Good afternoon, Today, Governor Tom Wolf confirmed that he will veto historic pension…

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Taxes & Economy

Reprehensible

• Nathan Benefield
• July 9, 2015

In the Philadelphia Inquirer earlier this week, Gov. Tom Wolf uses strong rhetoric about his desire for a large severance tax increase.  The governor responded by calling it…

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Regulation

Audio: Gov. Wolf’s Vetoes Keep the Status Quo Alive

• Jonathan Reginella
• July 8, 2015

Gov. Wolf promised to be a governor who would eliminate Pennsylvania’s destructive status quo. So how did he respond when state legislators put a budget without tax increases, a bill…

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Uber lowers fares in Pittsburgh

• July 8, 2015

Media Hit

Pennsylvania Should Address School Funding Inequities with Urgency

• July 8, 2015

Media Hit

Plan to modernize Pennsylvania liquor stores could include higher prices

• July 8, 2015

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Education

Fixated on Tax Increases

• July 8, 2015

At the end of last month, Gov. Wolf vetoed the Republicans’ budget, criticizing it for failing to meet his lofty goals of closing the structural deficit, increasing education funding…

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Education

The Illustrated Pennsylvania State Budget

• Nathan Benefield
• July 8, 2015

There’s a lot of misinformation being thrown around about the Pennsylvania state budget and education spending. While folk are entitled to their own opinions, they aren’t entitled to their own…

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Pennsylvania Legislature’s 2005 pay raise remembered

• July 7, 2015

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Government Accountability

Transparency 10 Years after the Pay Raise

• Elizabeth Stelle, James Paul
• July 7, 2015

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the midnight pay raise. Although it was ultimately repealed, the pay raise was a dark hour in Pennsylvania political history. Over the…

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Education

Ink Running Dry on Wolf?s Veto Pen

• James Paul
• July 6, 2015

Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto pen may be running out of ink.  In the span of one week, Pennsylvania’s “different kind of governor” vetoed a no-tax-hike budget, liquor privatization,…

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Lawmakers, stakeholders, react to Wolf’s liquor legislation veto

• July 6, 2015

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Public Union Democracy

Gov. Wolf Does Understand Economics

• Nathan Benefield
• July 6, 2015

Last Thursday, Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed legislation passed by the general assembly that would allow private retailers to sell wine and liquor. As my colleague Bob pointed out,…

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Poor Excuses Used to Prolong PLCB’s Power

• July 6, 2015

Gov. Wolf missed an opportunity to be a different kind of governor. He was positioned to finally end the corrupt and inefficient state-controlled liquor system. He opted…

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