Privatization

State of Working PA: Lagging Wages for All Race, Ethnic, Gender Groups

Type: Press Release

September 2, 2016 - 7:39pm

HARRISBURG, PA – At a divisive moment in America, in the context of a campaign which has exploited electoral anger borne in part from economic difficulty, the Keystone Research Center today released the 21st edition of its report The State of Working Pennsylvania. The report finds that most groups in the state, whatever their race, ethnicity, gender, or education level, have experienced wage stagnation or decline in recent decades.
Privatizing Management of PA Wine & Spirits Distribution Could Reduce State Revenues & Add to Social Costs

Type: Press Release

September 17, 2015 - 3:45pm

Contact: Ellen Lyon, 717-255-7156
lyon@pennbpc.org
Testimony: Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the Privatization of the Pennsylvania Lottery

Type: Policy Watch

January 14, 2013 - 4:42pm

The following is written testimony provided by Stephen Herzenberg to the Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee.

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Unanswered Questions: In the Rush to Privatize the Pennsylvania Lottery, There Is Still a Lot We Don’t Know

Type: Briefing Paper

December 13, 2012 - 2:56pm

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Read a Statement on Delay in Privatization Bid Deadline
Alcohol Privatization

Type: Issues

June 12, 2012 - 8:52am

Updated: June 12, 2012
The Road Less Traveled: States That More Tightly Control the Sale and Distribution of Alcohol Have Lower Alcohol-Related Fatalities

Type: Briefing Paper

May 15, 2012 - 9:01am

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Runaway Spending: Private Contractors Increase the Cost of School Student Transportation Services in Pennsylvania

Type: Research Report

March 13, 2012 - 8:28am
Beware the Free Lunch: A Critique of the Proposal to Privatize Pennsylvania’s Wine and Liquor Sales

Type: Research Report

February 21, 2012 - 2:37pm

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Giving Away the Store: A Preliminary Analysis of the Corbett Administration-commissioned Liquor Privatization Analysis

Type: Briefing Paper

November 2, 2011 - 9:36am

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National Public Health Task Force Recommends Against Privatization of Retail Alcohol Sales

Type: Briefing Paper

June 2, 2011 - 11:26am

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