How to Balance the Budget: Revenue Options
Pennsylvania’s partial-year budget to fund the government through November relied on federal emergency aid to patch a prospective deficit. The state cannot count on such extra resources in the future.
Backgrounder
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Lawmakers Push to Do Better, Rebuild Our Economy
Today the Republicans in the Pa. House attempted to override the Governor’s veto of HR 836, the bill that would end Pennsylvania’s 6-month long state of emergency and the…
Commentary
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Will the Shutdown Debacle Finally Spell the End of Pennsylvania’s Government-Owned Liquor Stores?
The pandemic has provided us with proof—Pennsylvania’s liquor market is in dire need of privatization and has been for decades. Along with streamlined service, privatization will increase sales tax revenue…
Commentary
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Will the Shutdown Debacle Finally Spell the End of Pennsylvania’s Government-Owned Liquor Stores?
The pandemic has provided us with proof—Pennsylvania’s liquor market is in dire need of privatization and has been for decades. Along with streamlined service, privatization will increase sales tax revenue…
Commentary
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Questions for Gov. Wolf
Gov. Wolf is proposing additional restrictions on businesses across Pennsylvania because of a rise in the number of new COVID cases. Here is a list of questions for Gov.
Commentary
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PLCB’s Mishandling of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has shown the state liquor control board's inability to provide Pennsylvanian's the service the deserve.
Fact Sheet
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Economic Aspects of Liquor Privatization
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is a highly unprofitable monopoly with extraordinary powers that have recently been used to increase prices and harm businesses.
Fact Sheet
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Blues
A sudden drop in traffic has exposed the toll road's reckless debt load.
Commentary
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Is it Easier to Be Tiger King Than Buy Booze in Pennsylvania?
For Pennsylvanians, mixing up their favorite cocktail and following the adventures of an off-the-wall zoo owner named Joe Exotic might be easier said than done. State-run liquor stores shut down…
Commentary
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