Government Accountability

Spending Transparency on the Fast Track in PA

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • January 25, 2011

Yesterday, Rep. Christiana’s PennWATCH proposal passed the House State Government Committee along with a number of reform measures designed to bring more transparency to state spending. The legislation (HB 15) is scheduled…

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Taxes & Economy

Wind Energy Deal Blows Away

  • January 25, 2011

Scrutinize the realities of costly and inefficient wind energy projects (and most alternative energy projects, for that matter) in public spheres where tough questions can be asked — like in…

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Education

Has More Money Improved School District Performance?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 25, 2011

A recent study by the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education (STEM is short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, which is a good cause to use an acronym)…

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Taxes & Economy

Fox: Like Moore and Gore

  • January 25, 2011

The Academy Award nominations were announced this morning, and among those chosen for best documentary was “Gasland,” the Josh Fox propagandizer about the alleged…

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Here We Are, Stuck in the Middle With Latvia?

  • January 24, 2011

During his inaugural speech last week, Governor Tom Corbett signaled a shift in state education policy when he said, “Our educational system must contend with other nations and so we…

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Intern with CF this Summer

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • January 24, 2011

Are you a student or do you know a student looking to advance their career while advancing liberty? The IHS Charles G. Koch Summer Fellows Program provides summer…

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Taxes & Economy

EPA Could Cost PA 350,000 Jobs

  • January 24, 2011

While cap-and-trade died last year, the nationwide regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission began earlier this month, via the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new GHG permits. For clean “green” energy…

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Education

PSBA’s Web of Lies on School Vouchers

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 21, 2011

The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA), in a desperate attempt to preserve the status quo in education, has launched a new portal, VoucherWatch. Of the many pieces of misinformation…

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