A Real Budget Solution!

  • July 13, 2009

HARRISBURG, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation unveiled a new proposal to help generate revenue to fill the state budget deficit—selling statuettes of Gov. Ed Rendell. Last week, Gov. Rendell…

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CF Applauds House Republicans’ Budget

  • July 10, 2009

HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation today applauded state House Republicans for offering a fiscally responsible state budge proposal.   “The House Republicans’ proposal shows that ‘yes, we can‘ balance…

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Higher Income Taxes Will Cost Jobs

  • July 8, 2009

HARRISBURG, PA — Economists at the Beacon Hill Institute (BHI) at Suffolk University published a rebuttal to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center’s (PBPC) criticism of the Pennsylvania State Tax…

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Where Does YOUR Legislator Stand? | “Yes, We Can!”

  • July 2, 2009

Gov. Rendell is saying, “No, You Can’t!” balance the budget without raising taxes on working Pennsylvanians and job creators.   But many members of the House and Senate are saying,…

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CF Launches “Yes, We Can!” and “We Agree!”

  • June 30, 2009

Harrisburg, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation today launched the “Yes, We Can!” and “We Agree!” education effort to inform citizens about where their state legislators stand in the current budget…

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Citizens to Lawmakers: Please, No More Taxes!

  • June 30, 2009

M e m o r a n d u m______________________________________________________________ Date:        June 30, 2009To:           Gov. Rendell and Members of the Pennsylvania General AssemblyFrom:       The UndersignedRE:          Please,…

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Time for Open Government is Now

  • June 25, 2009

“Pennsylvanians need greater transparency in how state government is spending their hard-earned money.  An online database of state spending would allow every citizen to become a government watchdog. Particularly in…

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Rendell to Suspend Laws of Economics for Three Years

  • June 18, 2009

“Gov. Rendell’s critique of the Commonwealth Foundation’s projections of job losses under his proposed tax increase as ‘ludicrous’ is historically and economically ignorant. The Governor’s campaign to raise taxes on…

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