Government Accountability
The Honorable Matthew J. Brouillette?
It’s official, I am now an elected official, having won a random drawing – that’s democracy in action – for Judge of Election in my precinct. While I am unsure…
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Penn State to Launch Inquiry in “Climategate”
Penn State University is going to “look into” the emails from and about university professor Michael Mann, which indicate, among other things,…
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Pennsylvania Spent $4 Million in Taxpayer Funded Lobbying
The Tribune Review gives a strong exposé on why taxpayers continue to lose – Pennsylvania state and local governments spent $4 million to lobby the federal and state government…
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Congress Working on “[Save Their Own] Jobs” Bill
With jobs losses continuing to mount, Congress is considering a third economic “stimulus” (pundits often ignore the Bush stimulus of 2008) in…
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers to End Calendar Givewaways
ABC 27 reports that both the Pennsylvania House and Senate will not be printing calendars to give away this year (which typically featured a “courtesy of Rep. Name”) sticker.
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Legislating Prices for Legal Ads
What do you do when something costs too much? You don’t buy it. Or if you’re the state, you simply mandate a new lower price. The State House…
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Who Pays Pennsylvania’s Personal Income Tax?
Pennsylvania has a flat rate Personal Income Tax (PIT) of 3.07%, which is a fair and simple distribution of taxation. Yet some people are imprudently calling for a state-wide graduated…
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Why Public Sector Unionism Is a Bad Deal for Taxpayers
A recent report by the Cato Institute concluded “High rates of unionization in the public sector have led to very high labor costs in the form of generous collective…
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Penn State Professor Caught in Climatology Scandal
Britain’s Climate Research Unit verified hackers confiscated email correspondence between top climatologists, putting Penn State’s director of Earth System Science Center, Michael E. Mann, directly in the middle of…
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