Commonwealth Foundation: Governor Wolf Should Go Further On Liquor Privatization
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Governor Wolf has carried through on his threat to veto short-term, stopgap budget legislation as the state budget stalemate nears the end of its third month.
One of the issues that has left Pennsylvania without a budget since June 30th is legislative Republican leaders' desire to privatize liquor sales. Last week, Governor Wolf proposed a new plan: a ten to 25 year lease to a private entity that would manage liquor sales.
Absent major progress in budget talks in the coming days, the Senate is poised to vote on stopgap funding as soon as next week.
A new Franklin and Marshall College Poll shows 54% think lawmakers are more responsible for the lack of a budget, while only 29% blame the governor.
Stepanoff told Dom Giordano on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, that the district cannot afford to designate such a large portion of their budget to fund teacher's retirement.
Jeff Bolton filled in for Chris and discussed Mayor Michael Nutter's expanded plans for next month's Papal visit, Governor Tom Wolf calling on Attorney General Kathleen Kane to resign, and NBC canceling a mayoral debate because of Jim Kenney's demands. He talked with Economist Chris Butler on Finance Friday about the government's record tax collections at 7:00 and Phillies Announcer Scott Franzke about Chase Utley's future with the team at 8:00.
Speaking with Talk Radio 1210 WPHT's Dom Giordano, Benefield referenced that Wolf has been identified as one of the most liberal governors in America.
Chris discusses Donald Trump's trip to the southern border, Hillary Clinton's Uber problem and WaWa being ranked as America's favorite convenience store. He talked to Chris Butler on Finance Friday about Amazon surpassing Walmart at 7:00 and Phillies Play-by-Play Announcer Scott Franzke about the upcoming trade deadline at 8:00 .
Democratic Governor Tom Wolf and Republican legislative leaders say talks Tuesday on Pennsylvania's three week-old budget stalemate were productive, but there were no breakthroughs reported.
State Rep Mike Vereb from Montgomery County says they're firing back after another round of direct mailings from backers of the governor's budget land in suburban mailboxes.
Governor Tom Wolf has signed a bill naming a bridge for a guard slain at a federal prison.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf isn't backing off his demand for a new state budget after vetoing a $30.2 billion document passed solely by Republican state lawmakers.
Rich discussed an illegal immigrant killing a woman in San Francisco, a family accused of stealing items from bags left on the beach, and the US Women's soccer team winning the World Cup. He talked with Will Bunch from the Philadelphia Daily News, Matt Brouillette from the Commonwealth Foundation, and Christopher Rabb from the Fox School of Business at Temple University.
Privatization is a top priority for leaders of the Republican-controlled House. The question now is, how might the liquor veto affect budget negotiations?
The governor says there was no resolution to the budget dispute during the meetin with legislative leaders that lasted about a half-hour.
Pennsylvania will start the new budget year without a spending plan. For the first time in decades, the governor will veto the entire budget sent to his desk.
The bill, passed by the Senate and sent to the governor Monday, would make cyber harassment of children a punishable offense.
Lawmakers spent Monday advancing budget companion bills.
Pennsylvania lawmakers are expected to be in session through the weekend as talks about a new state budget – due Tuesday – appear to be dead in the water.
With tens of thousands of power outages, dozens of major road closures, and other related headaches, Delaware County Council chairman Mario Civera (at lectern in photo) says they reached out to Governor Wolf for assistance.
Rich discussed the continuing coverage of the removal of the Confederate flag is South Carolina, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's battle with state Republicans over the state budget, and Jurassic World being sexist. He also spoke with Erika Clemens from AFP-NJ, Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Chip Sebastian from STING, and foreign policy analyst Ed Turzanski.
A commission empaneled to examine a potential overhaul Pennsylvania's public school funding formula has revealed its long-awaited recommendations.
The Obama administration has given conditional approval for Pennsylvania to set up a health care marketplace in the event that the US Supreme Court upends the federal health care law.
