But with 40 days still remaining, and the opt-out list growing longer by the day, it might be slim pickings.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe frontrunners for the rural satellites are thought to be Lancaster, Gettysburg, State College, Altoona, Williamsport, Reading, and York. One of those towns is already removing itself from the list, and it should come as no surprise.<\/p>\n
Dutch and Amish-rich Lancaster County attracts thousands of visitors each year, and towns around Lancaster City are saying “no thanks” to state lawmakers. Fourteen Lancaster County townships and boroughs have filed opt-out resolutions, and the city itself is currently drafting its removal.<\/p>\n
Pennsyltucky’s Segregated Politics <\/b><\/h2>\n
The GOP strongly controls the General Assembly in Harrisburg. Facing a $2.2 billion budget shortfall, the majority of Republicans voted in favor of the gambling expansion instead of raising taxes on their constituents. Conservative towns, however, aren’t interested in gambling.<\/p>\n
The state’s political arena is often referred to as “Philadelphia in the east, Pittsburgh in the west, and Alabama in the middle.” The liberal cities keep Pennsylvania as a swing state, though the vast majority of counties are conservative. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania municipalities are opting out of the Category 4 satellite casino bidding by informing the state that they do not want a gambling facility in their backyards. Towns have until December 31 to notify the Harrisburg capital, but many are wasting no time in removing their candidacies. As of this morning, 88 townships and boroughs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":63669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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