Regulation

Pull the Reins on Horse Racing Subsidies

• April 13, 2018

A horse is a horse, of course, of course, unless it's a Pennsylvania racehorse—then it's the symbol of government waste and an industry in decline. (Is that how this…

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Regulation

News Release: End Horse Racing’s $2.7 Billion Taxpayer-Funded Windfall

• July 6, 2017

State government spends $800 million on taxpayer-funding giveaways to politically connected businesses each year. As lawmakers and Gov. Wolf debate ways to pay for the $32 billion spending plan passed…

Press Release

Regulation

Policy Memo: Ideas to Balance the 2017-18 Budget

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 5, 2017

With a spending plan in place, lawmakers should focus their efforts on reinventing state government to balance the budget, including ending horse racing subsidies.

Memo

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Should Pennsylvania Subsidize Horse Racing?

• May 2, 2017

Last month the House passed a General Fund budget that included more than $56 million in corporate welfare reductions. At the time, we indicated even more reductions were possible given…

Media

End Perks for the Politically Connected

• April 27, 2017

Success is determined by who lobbies better, not by who makes the best product at an affordable price. The result? A few businesses “win” at their competitors’ expense, and taxpayers…

Commentary

End Perks for the Politically Connected

• Bob Dick
• April 27, 2017

Success is determined by who lobbies better, not by who makes the best product at an affordable price. The result? A few businesses “win” at their competitors’ expense, and taxpayers…

Commentary

Regulation

Op-Ed: End Perks for the Politically Connected

• April 11, 2017

We deserve better than a system that favors the politically connected. An environment where people can advance based on merit, not lobbying prowess, will put cities like Scranton back on…

Commentary

State Subsidies for International Billionaire

• May 17, 2016

Last year the state financed a $1 million purse (prize money) for a multi-billionaire whose horse won the Pennsylvania Derby. Seriously. The billionaire also happens to be the vice…

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Regulation

Gaming Board Cashing Out

• July 22, 2009

It is common knowledge that the Gaming Control Board, and its employees, receive generous paychecks, fatter than they deserve relative to the prevailing market for comparable work and skills.

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