Education

School Officials Raise Salaries Again

  • June 24, 2008

An article in the Pottstown Mercury today highlights the salaries of school officials in the Pottstown School District. The school board voted on raises for administrators twice in the…

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Health Care

Address Health Care, Not Health Insurance

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 24, 2008

Letter to the editor in The Daily Item focus on the Senate Republican’s health care reform plan, specifically their proposal to aid free clinics. While I agree with…

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Regulation

House Republicans Highlight Debt, Rendell Spending

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 24, 2008

AP article on House Republicans (at least some of them) noting the enormous burden of debt on Pennsylvania taxpayers before voting on more borrowing for corporate welfare.

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Government Accountability

Perzel, Fumo at Secret Budget Negotiations

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 24, 2008

John Micek reports on the details of the secret budget negotiations: The players last night:House Dems: Majority Leader Bill DeWeese, Whip Keith McCall and Appropriations Chair Dwight…

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The Turnpike Commission’s Family Tree

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 23, 2008

Here is our newest video – PikeTV episode 1 Click here for more on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission at TurnpikeFacts.com…

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Education

“Intellectual Diversity” means no Milton Friedman?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 23, 2008

Several University of Chicago professors are protesting the university’s plan to unveil a Milton Friedman Institute, because that would “reinforce among the public a perception that the university’s faculty…

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Taxes & Economy

Electricity Deregulation in Pennsylvania

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • June 23, 2008

In 2010, PPL rate caps will expire, which is expected to result in a sudden rise in the price of electricity. Ending government regulation signals an end to artificial…

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Government Accountability

Smoking Ban shows need for part-time legislature

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 23, 2008

Nathan Shrader makes the case that the smoking ban – along with other nonsensical legislation – shows why Pennsylvania should move to a part-time, citizen legislature.

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