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…

Media

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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Public Union Democracy

Wolf’s ‘My Way or the Highway’ Approach Blocks Progress

• Matthew Brouillette
• July 7, 2015

In his 2015 budget address, Gov. Tom Wolf urged dissenters, “If you don’t agree with my ideas, here is my request: please come with your own ideas. It's not good…

Commentary

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 Although it was ultimately repealed, the pay raise was a dark hour in Pennsylvania political history.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…

Media

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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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,…

Media

Regulation

Wolf Vetoes Liquor Independence

• July 2, 2015

Wolf Vetoes Liquor Independence Refuses to Separate Booze and State Governor Wolf today vetoed legislation to finally end Pennsylvania’s Prohibition-era, government-run monopoly of wine and spirits. “Governor Wolf…

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