Vets: Drilling = Zero Impact on Hunting

  • November 28, 2011

It’s Buck Monday, so the Patriot News asked hunters how much environmental impact has natural gas drilling had on hunting?  Zero, says long-time hunter and tour guide Ed Fisher,…

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Welfare

Getting Serious About Welfare Abuse

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 25, 2011

The Department of Public Welfare’s effort to curb fraud and abuse continues. This week the Department announced the creation of a new office, the Office of Program Integrity. This…

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Regulation

PLCB: Buy More, Drink Less, Embrace Hypocrisy!

  • November 23, 2011

From the growing library of Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board doublespeak comes a PLCB news release today urging responsible drinking over the holiday season. What’s wrong with that you ask?  Well, nothing if you…

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Education

The Right Questions for Penn State

  • Charles Mitchell
  • November 23, 2011

Stacy Brown of the Pennsylvania Independent—which, in the interests of full disclosure, CF launched but no longer controls in any way—is asking the right questions this morning in his…

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Taxes & Economy

Lt. Gov. Cawley & Marcellus Shale on The BOX

  • November 23, 2011

Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley is the latest guest on The BOX Podcast hosted by Matt Brouillette. They discuss Marcellus Shale misconceptions, Gov. Corbett’s impact fee, and the vast potential for…

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Government Accountability

Thank You, Friends of Freedom

  • Charles Mitchell
  • November 23, 2011

Less than two weeks ago, CF announced to our supporters a goal of raising $225,000 by year’s end.  They have already supplied $54,487.76.  Talk about Thanksgiving…I’m thankful!  And if you would…

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Regulation

Green Fiascoes and Boondoggles

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 22, 2011

Economist Mark Hendrickson, a member of CF’s Council of Scholars, looks at the failure of government funded “green energy” projects in his latest column for the Center for Vision…

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Taxes & Economy

Sky Darkens for Solar Mandates

  • November 21, 2011

HB 1580, which we wrote about previously, would accelerate state mandates for utilities to use solar power as part of their electricity portfolio. A new Energy Association of…

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Public Union Democracy

Right to Work Helps Oklahoma Economy

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 21, 2011

A new analysis from the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs shows that since the Sooner State passed a right to work law in 2001—allowing all workers to choose whether…

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