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.
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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.
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