Gov. Corbett Tweets About Liquor A Lot — But Can It Save His Career?
As Governor Tom Corbett’s approval ratings continue circling the drain, and Democrats circle their wagons around his job, there seems to be only one issue that anyone believes can save the dude’s 2014 chances: Liquor privatization. It’s his most popular issue with a majority of the state. Polls have consistently shown a large majority of Pennsylvanians...
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Inside the Bid to Privatize the PA State Lottery
Image: A state employees' union has put up billboards protesting lottery outsourcing to a British company. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is back. And one of the first orders of business seems to be dealing with this whole privatizing the lottery thing. On Friday, the Corbett Administration announced it’d be moving forward with a plan proposed...
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DAILY GRINDER: Nutter Vetoes Finnegan’s Wake Balcony Plan
Regular City Council sessions begin tomorrow. And first things first: Mayor Nutter has vetoed the zoning plan that would have allowed 61-foot balconies on Finnegan’s Wake at 3rd and Spring Garden streets, citing “dramatic dedication of the public right-of-way to a primarily private use” and neighborhood complaints. South Jersey bros revolt! The...
Continue ReadingIs Liquor Privatization an LGBT Issue? Some Say Yes
Add this to the list of groups who may oppose liquor privatization: Equality PA today says privatizing the state’s wine and spirits stores “is an issue LGBT citizens need to understand thoroughly.” And it may come up in debate this week, as the state Legislature is set to vote on House Bill 11 which would sort of privatize the state liquor industry, eventually. Currently,...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Gov. Corbett Decries Liquor ‘Privatization’ Plan
You think it, Tom Corbett says it! (OK, his press secretary does. This time. Sort of.) “The governor wants to privatize the LCB,” he said yesterday, as reports of House Bill 11’s new “privatization-lite” language swept the Commonwealth. According to the amended PLCB privatization bill in the House, the LCB would keep its state stores, though...
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Liquor Privatization Bill Approved in Committee – But There are Problems
The state House Liquor Control Committee this morning approved House Bill 11, the liquor privatization bill authored by Majority Leader Mike Turzai, and it will now go to the full House for a vote. This marks the first time since 1933, when the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board was established, a “privatization” bill has made it out of committee, let alone...
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This is Liquor Privatization?
This week, the argument against privatizing state liquor stores is…spin the wheel…it will do nothing, at all. Because even though privatizing liquor stores is where Pennsylvania Republicans meet alcoholics on the “cool” meter, even they seem all concerned about it being “too private” and allowing “hole in the wall” stores to open. Current legislation...
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