drinking

Drink tax opponents deliver on petitions

August 6th, 2008, posted by RobHop

Opponents of Allegheny County’s 10 percent drink tax on Tuesday delivered what might be twice the 23,006 signatures they need to get a referendum on the November ballot.

The referendum asks voters to slash the tax to 0.5 percent and would compete with another ballot question approved last week by County Council which seeks to replace the drink tax with higher property taxes.  read more »

Councilman aims to phase out drink tax

May 3rd, 2008, posted by RobHop

It started as a tax on drinks going down the gullet. Now some are trying to pour it down the drain.

Allegheny County Councilman Charles P. McCullough on Tuesday will propose halving the county’s 10 percent tax by July 1 and eliminating it by Jan. 1.

McCullough, R-Upper St. Clair, said the county could net extra money to help fund Port Authority operations by downsizing government, reviewing user fees and stopping investment at Pittsburgh International Airport.

Without the $27 million local match Port Authority receives from the county, the transit agency would lose out on $183 million in state funds.
Source Link

Related Stories: 
Allegheny passes 2 new taxes; restaurateurs fume

PA 05: Shaner & Walker Both in Trouble with the Law!

April 17th, 2008, posted by Declarations-Gary

What do Matt Shaner & Derek Walker have in common? They have both triggered the millionaire clause as they pursue the PA District 5 primary. They both have close family connections to energy companies in PA: Oil for Shaner and coal for Walker.

Now they also have trouble with the law in common!

First we had Matt Shaner with his unfortunate drinking incident where he drank, drove, wrecked, left the scene, called the DA while hiding in his home from the police, denied wrong doing, to then admit it, pay a fine, and hope that all PA voters would forgive and forget.

Now this breaking story in the CDT (nice job CDT) about his challenger, Derek Walker:

Thursday, Apr. 17, 2008  read more »

Welcome to Keystone Politics! You can login or sign up.

Recent comments



We’ve developed a participation policy to help guide the tone of discussion in our community. Please read it to learn more about participating in Keystone Politics.