Regulation

Unwarranted Police Raids

  • November 15, 2010

Last week, the Daily Caller featured an article from the Institute for Justice (IJ), which revealed that police in Florida are raiding barbershops for drugs without search warrants,…

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Regulation

Trying to Redefine “Savings” in HB 2497

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • November 15, 2010

While many legislators we’ve spoke to agree that we need to move public employees into a Defined Contribution retirement plan—which HB 2497 doesn’t do—and away from the current Defined…

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Regulation

The Politics of Pensions: Why the Taxpayers Lose

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • November 14, 2010

On Friday’s conference call regarding HB 2497, the Union Pension Bailout Bill (because it bails out the union from real pension reform), someone asked why there were so few…

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Regulation

Media and Bloggers Highlight Coming Pension Battle

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 14, 2010

In advance of Monday’s vote on HB 2497, the Union Pension Bailout—and afraid folks would be caught unaware of this lame-duck effort—the Commonwealth Foundation issued an action alert;…

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Public Union Democracy

School Union Continues to Deceive Its Members

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 12, 2010

Matt wrote earlier about the millions of dollars public sector unions have poured in political campaigns to get their union pension bailout.

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Regulation

Union Campaign Cash for HB 2497

  • Matthew Brouillette, Nathan Benefield
  • November 12, 2010

Who is not aware that the natural gas industry gave tons of campaign cash to elected officials in PA? Very few, as the media loved to tell that story…

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Cliff Notes on the Union Pension Bailout Bill

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • November 11, 2010

If you are having trouble digesting everything about what’s wrong with House Bill 2497, the Union Pension Bailout Bill, then here are four simple reasons. The Cliff Notes version, if…

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Government Accountability

Action Alert: Help Stop the Union Pension Bailout

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 11, 2010

Dear CF Friend, We’ve just learned that the Pennsylvania House will be returning on Monday for a lame duck session, and will likely vote on a union…

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Blog Roundup

  • November 11, 2010

Here are some recent posts found on the free market blogosphere: The Allegheny Institute laughs at Pittsburgh’s new budget. The reason states will drop Medicaid is explained by…

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