Taxes & Economy

More of the Same Failed Policies of the Past

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 5, 2009

Here is a spot-on blog post from the Cato Institute that I originally missed, but it is one of my favorite themes – that government spending dramatically increased…

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Education

Pennsylvania School Boards Want Less Government

  • March 4, 2009

The Pennsylvania School Board Association (PSBA) is tired of amassing unfunded regulations from state legislators that grow school bureaucracies instead of improving education. In response, the PSBA has proposed legislation…

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Taxes & Economy

Rendell: Unemployment Benefits will Cost State

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 4, 2009

As we have noted previously, the federal stimulus includes an increase to unemployment compensation that would also drive up state costs, and leave states on the hook once the…

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Education

Stimulus money to go to PA Universities

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 4, 2009

It looks like someone has gotten around to reading the stimulus bill, and realized their is funding for higher education in there.  The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports state-related universities (Penn…

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Thoughts on Tea Parties

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 3, 2009

Alex Charyna of PAWatercooler writes on the idea of tea parties – such as the one to be held in Harrisburg on Saturday – saying they are a…

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Taxes & Economy

New PA International Business Strategy

  • March 3, 2009

Last week, the Harrisburg Regional Chamber of Commerce held a panel discussion on the state of international business in Pennsylvania. Their conclusion: Central PA needs more international…

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Criminal Justice Reform

Reforming State Corrections

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 3, 2009

The Pittsburgh Tribune Review has a story on a Pew study on the cost of incarceration/corrections in states.  There is little question that the cost of our prisons…

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More taxpayer-funded gifts to lawmakers

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 3, 2009

Mario Cattabiani has another story on wasteful spending by the Pennsylvania legislature – this time, $4,000 for  gift pen sets to lawmakers (HT Grassroots PA). Speaker Keith McCall…

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