Education

Is Our Kids Learning Better Now?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 27, 2009

Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released the PSSA results (the state standardized tests), and celebrated the results.  Of course, the Rendell administration wants to take credit for the…

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Taxes & Economy

Do Voters Want Higher Taxes?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 27, 2009

On his blog with the Times Herald, state Senator Daylin Leach makes a couple of absurd claims. First he suggests that residents are more concerned about potholes than high…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Gets Another Poor Grade for Business Climate

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 27, 2009

CNBC has compiled a ranking of “America’s Best States for Business.” Pennsylvania ranks 33rd overall on their index, and gets very poor marks on categories “Cost of Business”, “Workforce”,…

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Health Care

Obama Surtax Effects in Pennsylvania

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 25, 2009

The Heritage Foundation has the breakdown of how many Pennsylvania residents and small businesses would be effected by the “surtax” to pay for nationalize health care (HT to…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Budget Proposals Compared

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 24, 2009

Here are some resources for comparing the various Pennsylvania state budget proposals. Pennsylvania House Democrats Budget, By the Numbers PA House GOP Budget by the Numbers PA…

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Health Care

Coalition of Groups Against Government-Run Health Care

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 24, 2009

The Commonwealth Foundation has joined a coalition of national organizations in sendinga letter to members of Congress opposing government-run health insurance, individual or employer mandates, and government rationing of…

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Public Union Democracy

Employee Free Choice Act: Still Not Free, Still No Choice

  • July 24, 2009

Democrats recently announced they will drop card check from their ironically titled “Employee Free Choice Actâ€?. Even after this compromise, the EFCA is still bad news for workers everywhere. Unfortunately,…

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Health Care

ObamaCare vs. Free Market Solutions

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 24, 2009

The Heritage Foundation has a new analysis of the US House Democrats’ health care bill, showing that over 80 million people would lose their private insurance, and costs for…

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Government Accountability

Pennsylvania, A Sinner In The Tort Liability Index

  • July 23, 2009

The Pacific Research Institute’s study of Tort Reform among states examines 25 reforms adopted by states in an effort to control tort law suit losses and tort insurance programs. According…

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