Health Care

What not to like about ObamaCare

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 16, 2009

The Cato Institute has a recent publication out highlighting “Seven Bad Ideas” of President Obama’s health care plan. Here are some more on two of those bad ideas: Paying…

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Public Union Democracy

State Agency Forces Private Sector to Pay Prevailing Wage

  • June 16, 2009

Due to a standing order by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), all public universities are required to pay prevailing wage rates on construction projects funded by…

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Government Accountability

Will Rendell’s Closed-Door Cabinet Meeting Violate Sunshine Law?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 15, 2009

Today, Governor Rendell announced an “emergency cabinet meeting” to discuss the state budget, and state the meeting will be closed to the public. But wouldn’t such a closed-door…

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Regulation

Growing Pennsylvania’s Economy

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 15, 2009

A coalition of business groups released their proposals aimed at improving Pennsylvania’s economic climate. Among the top of their list were state spending limits, lower business taxes, health care reform,…

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Can We Sell our GM Shares?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 15, 2009

Imagine if I told you that my stockbroker told me I should invest in a failing company, and I told him not to.  My stockbroker then invested in the company…

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Education

Salaries for Pennsylvania Teachers and School Employees Online

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 15, 2009

Stop Teacher Strikes has posted the 2007-08 salary information (collected by Asbury Park Press) for 195,000 Pennsylvania teachers and school employees, searchable by  name, district, or position…

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State Budget

Rendell’s propaganda machine

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 15, 2009

Brad Bumsted’s latest column wraps up some of the more absurd rhetoric coming from the Rendell administration about the Senate version of the Pennsylvania budget: The bill…

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Taxes & Economy

“Stimulus” Kills Pennsylvania Steel Jobs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 14, 2009

Redstate notes how the “buy American” provision of the so-called stimulus bill is already putting some Pennsylvania’s out of of work.  See the original Canadian Press article here.

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Education

“Is public education socialism?”

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • June 13, 2009

In defense of a single-payer health care system, possible U.S. Senate candidate and state Rep. Bill Kortz (D-Dravosburg) asked, “Is public education socialism? No. This is the same thing.”…

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