Regulation

PA Should Heed Europe’s Experience with Renewables

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 11, 2009

Last month the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released Pennsylvania’s Climate Change Action plan. While touting the creation of “green jobs”, it did not advocate increasing PA’s…

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Government Accountability

Pennsylvania Spending Transparency Moves a Step Forward

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 10, 2009

The Pennsylvania House State Government Committee advanced HB 1880, sponsored by Representative Rick Mirabito, that would create an online database of state spending, similar to legislation already enacted…

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Regulation

Gambling – The Savior to PA’s Fiscal Problems?

  • November 10, 2009

Any prudent individual would not plan on gambling winnings to become prosperous or even to get out of debt. But the state of Pennsylvania, turns to gambling to resolve all…

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Health Care

Why Health Care “Reform” Could Increase the Number Uninsured

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 10, 2009

Marty Feldstein has an editorial in the Washington Post detailing how the current health care reform proposals in Congress could actually increase the number of uninsured individuals. Namely, he…

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Taxes & Economy

More Proof that Government Spending Hurts the Economy

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 10, 2009

The Tax Foundation highlights a new NBER paper by Harvard economists, “Large Changes in Fiscal Policy: Taxes Versus Spending,” which analyzes the fiscal policies of OECD countries from…

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Education

Privatizing School Bus Drivers

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 9, 2009

In last Tuesday’s race for Central Dauphin school board candidates clashed over the privatization of the district’s busing. The pro-privatization candidate- Chris Judd narrowly won, but that hasn’t silenced the…

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Taxes & Economy

Alliance Still Fighting to Stop I-80 Tolling

  • November 9, 2009

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again – seems to be the motto of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as they seek once again to Toll I-80. The…

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Public Union Democracy

If Your Erection Lasts Longer than a SEPTA Strike …

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 9, 2009

Alex Charyna points out this tidbit in the Philadelphia Daily News – one demand of the SEPTA union was more Viagra: Yes, it appears that labor issues…

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