Government Accountability

Tea Party Food Drive

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 25, 2009

Our office is abuzz with preparations for the Harrisburg Tax Day Tea Party. We can’t wait to see you all on April 15th! We wanted to let you know…

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Tea Party Food Drive

  • March 25, 2009

Our office is abuzz with preparations for the Harrisburg Tax Day Tea Party. We can’t wait to see you all on April 15th! We wanted to let you know…

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Public Union Democracy

Sen. Specter’s Comments on “Card Check”

  • March 25, 2009

Senator Arlen Specter made news yesterday by saying he would not vote for “card check” because of both the elimination of the secret ballot and the bind arbitration provisions.

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Public Union Democracy

Sen. Specter’s Comments on “Card Check”

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 25, 2009

Senator Arlen Specter made news yesterday by saying he would not vote for “card check” because of both the elimination of the secret ballot and the bind arbitration provisions.

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Education

Higher Education: Focus on Students not Research

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • March 25, 2009

A new study from AEI bolsters our claim that higher education’s obsession with (often obscure) research lowers the quality of undergraduate education. Professor Bauerlein’s paper entitled “Professors…

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Higher Education: Focus on Students not Research

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • March 25, 2009

A new study from AEI bolsters our claim that higher education’s obsession with (often obscure) research lowers the quality of undergraduate education. Professor Bauerlein’s paper entitled “Professors…

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Taxes & Economy

Lessons from the Failed PA Turnpike Lease

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 25, 2009

The Pew Center on the States has a new report out offering lessons to Pennsylvania and other states on the proposed deal to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike (full…

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Health Care

A Bad Deal on Health Care

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 24, 2009

This AP story reports that AHIP and Blue Cross Blue Shield are willing to “compromise” on health care reform – ending the practice of “charging higher premiums to…

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Regulation

State Regulation of Bake Sales Goes Too Far

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 24, 2009

Hat Tip to Tom Shaheen of the PA Family Institute for this story of the weird/big government.  It turns out that the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has been…

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