Health Care

A Bad Deal on Health Care

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 24, 2009

This AP story reports that AHIP and Blue Cross Blue Shield are willing to “compromise” on health care reform – ending the practice of “charging higher premiums to…

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Regulation

State Regulation of Bake Sales Goes Too Far

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 24, 2009

Hat Tip to Tom Shaheen of the PA Family Institute for this story of the weird/big government.  It turns out that the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has been…

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Taxes & Economy

State Personal Income and Pennsylvania’s Economic Ranking

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 24, 2009

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released the latest data on personal income by state. For the first time in many years, Pennsylvania grew faster than the nation as…

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Taxes & Economy

State Personal Income and Pennsylvania’s Economic Ranking

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 24, 2009

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released the latest data on personal income by state. For the first time in many years, Pennsylvania grew faster than the nation as…

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Government Accountability

Taxpayers Spend $2.3 Million to Defend Fumo

  • March 23, 2009

ABC 27 has a story on the amount of OPM – “other people’s money,” i.e. taxpayers – used to defend former Sen. Vince Fumo, who was convicted of illegally…

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Government Accountability

Taxpayers Spend $2.3 Million to Defend Fumo

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 23, 2009

ABC 27 has a story on the amount of OPM – “other people’s money,” i.e. taxpayers – used to defend former Sen. Vince Fumo, who was convicted of illegally…

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Taxes & Economy

Musical Chairs at Pennnsylvania Turnpike

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 23, 2009

Governor Rendell has promptly dumped Mitchell Rubin as chairperson of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and replaced him with Michael Pratt of Pepper Hamilton LLP.  Toll Roads News…

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Taxes & Economy

Musical Chairs at Pennnsylvania Turnpike

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 23, 2009

Governor Rendell has promptly dumped Mitchell Rubin as chairperson of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and replaced him with Michael Pratt of Pepper Hamilton LLP.  Toll Roads News…

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Regulation

No “Property Tax Relief” This Year?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 23, 2009

Sharon Smith writes that the slots taxes may not generate enough revenue to trigger property relief this year.  By law, the Property Tax Relief Fund must have $570 million…

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