While Nobody was looking, Harrisburg quietly spent $26 billion

• August 13, 2020

Government institutions have gotten more than their fair share. Now it’s time to support parents who paid out-of-pocket for several months for their children’s education, on top of the tax…

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While Nobody was looking, Harrisburg quietly spent $26 billion

• Nathan Benefield
• August 13, 2020

Government institutions have gotten more than their fair share. Now it’s time to support parents who paid out-of-pocket for several months for their children’s education, on top of the tax…

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

UFCW Fined for Misreporting Terrible Anti-Privatization TV Ads

• Jessica Barnett
• August 25, 2017

Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board (PLCB) has persistently generated corruption scandals as it manages the state-run liquor system. Now, the loudest advocate for retaining this inefficient and unpopular…

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Regulation

Op-Ed: Learn from Last Year’s Budget Mistakes

• June 29, 2017

Before you dismiss the budget debate as political theater, consider this: The deals hashed out in Harrisburg could blow a hole in your own budget or even strip you of…

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Regulation

State Budget Solution #2: Liquor Privatization

• January 19, 2017

Getting Government Out of the Booze Business Could Bring $1 Billion+ Windfall January 19, 2017, Harrisburg, Pa.—This week marks the 98th anniversary of the ratification of the…

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Regulation

5 Reasons to Continue the Push for Liquor Privatization

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 9, 2016

Some lawmakers and the media have labeled the latest liquor reforms as “historic” and “sweeping.” The Patriot-News described the reform as the “most substantial overhaul of Pennsylvania's liquor system…

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Regulation

Prohibition Never Ended

• December 4, 2015

Tomorrow marks 82 years since the official end of Prohibition. Yet, Pennsylvania is still dealing with its own version of Prohibition in the form of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. The…

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Public Union Democracy

A Double Shot of Liquid Courage

• July 15, 2015

It shouldn’t take a double shot of liquid courage to finally end Prohibition in Pennsylvania. With pension deficits, revenue shortfalls, PLCB ethics violations, and consistent popular support, this should be…

Commentary

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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