Education
Oh Yeah, Those Guys
My letter to the Philadelphia Daily News: Will Bunch’s recent article identifies wealthy Americans who are voluntary donating their money to push greater school choice. Bunch fails…
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Is Gas Drilling Behind the Surplus?
A reader asks if natural gas drilling is behind April’s higher than estimated tax revenues — what legislators are now calling a “budget surplus.” It would be difficult to definitively make that claim,…
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Coalition Says “Not” to NAT GAS Act
A coalition of groups, including the Commonwealth Foundation, sent a letter to members of Congress opposing the NAT GAS Act. The NAT GAS Act (similar to the state-level “Marcellus…
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PA House Passes Fiscally Responsible Budget
Last night, the Pennsylvania House passed a $27.3 billion General Fund budget bill (HB 1485). The fiscally responsible proposal includes no new taxes, prioritizes resources and maintains the…
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Court Orders U. of Virginia to Produce Michael Mann Documents
As I mentioned last week, the American Tradition Institute’s Environmental Law Center took the University of Virginia to court yesterday in Prince William County, Va., to…
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Man Bites Dog! Former Union Organizer Joins CF Freedom Fight
In a move a headline writer might describe as “Man bites dog,” a former union organizer and lobbyist has joined the Commonwealth Foundation to fight for workers’ rights and protect…
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Glasnost Gov’t Gives Tipsy Tip Line
The PLCB, purveyors of Pennsylvania perestroika and Big Brother boosters, are at it again today, this time revealing a tipsy tip line for tattletales exposing ethics encroachments. “PLCB…
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PA Legislators Consider Unemployment Compensation Reforms
By June 11th, the state must change its unemployment compensation rules to meet federal guidelines, or 45,000 Pennsylvanians will lose their unemployment benefits. Gov. Corbett has been supportive of more…
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Is Full-Day Kindergarten All Supporters Claim it to Be?
Gov. Corbett’s proposed budget includes cutting Pennsylvania’s Accountability Block Grant (ABG). Among the areas Accountability Block Grants can be use for is full-day Kindergarten programs at school districts. While…
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