“Are we going to bet on horses, or are we going to bet on our kids? I’m going to bet on our kids,” Wolf declared.<\/p>\n
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Wolf has floated the Nelly Bly Tuition Program as a worthier recipient of slot tax money. A Pennsylvania native, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman — better known by her Nelly Bly pen name — was a pioneer in American journalism and investigative reporting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe governor’s proposal would provide scholarships to all undergraduate students enrolled at the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities who come from families with a household income under $104,800. Upon graduation, the scholarship recipient must remain a resident of Pennsylvania for as many years as they received a financial benefit, otherwise the grant becomes a low-interest loan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A new poll in Pennsylvania concludes that more than eight in 10 residents in the state believe tax revenue from casino slot machines shouldn’t be used to support the horse racing industry. Pennsylvania casinos are subjected to a 54 percent tax on their gross gaming revenue (GGR) generated by their slot machines. Eleven percent of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":177318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,14577],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Poll: Pennsylvania Casinos Should Benefit Education, Not Horse Racing<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n