Turzai on Liquor Store Privatization: “Is This a Core Government Function? I Don’t Think So.”
On Wednesday, Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Turzai testified at a public hearing on his proposed liquor store privatization bill.
On Wednesday, Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Turzai testified at a public hearing on his proposed liquor store privatization bill.
At issue during the hearing, held in Newtown, Bucks County, was the Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission report released last week. The hearing hosted a plethora of attendees, including state representatives from Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Lancaster counties and roughly 30 public attendees.
As House Majority Leader Mike Turzai offers testimony to the House Liquor Control Committee regarding his plan to privatize the Commonwealth’s wine and spirits locales, the United Food & Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) has taken to the airwaves yet again in an effort to build opposition to the plan.
Attorneys for former House speaker John Perzel and seven co-defendants in a government corruption case are accusing prosecutors of misconduct for destroying investigation notes believed to show inconsistencies in witness statements.
Sen. Toomey put forward legislation that prioritizes payments in the event of a default, Mayor Nutter collaborated with colleagues in an op-ed that warns of economic peril in the event of a default, Rick Santorum and Rick Perry are engaging each other over gay marriage and state’s rights and we take a look at Laureen Cummings’ campaign where Ms. Cummings is using Facebook to interact directly with individual voters.
In this morning’s buzz, we discuss Rep. Thompson’s light bulb amendment, a new add by the DCCC, Amazon.com and liquor store privatization.
Late last week Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati (R- Jefferson) strongly voiced his opposition to the timing and substance of House Majority Leader Mike Turzai’s (R- Allegheny) liquor privatization bill.
Sanotrum is preparing for the Ames Straw Poll, the Marcellus Shale Commission released its final report and a controversial sheriff came to Gettysburg.
Among the Commission’s 96 recommendations: The state should enact a limited impact fee through which natural gas drillers would essentially reimburse local governments for a range of costs associated with drilling activity
The 11th Congressional District race is heating up, even if we do not know what the district boundaries will be. State schools are raising tuition after state budget cuts, State Sen. Pro Tempore Scarnati had some criticism of State Rep. Turzai’s liquor store legislation and the marriage pledge is back in the news.
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