Regulation

Corporate Welfare: Bad for Business

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 8, 2008

A Capital Commerce blog post – on the subject on whether Obama is a Marxist (concluding that he is not, but he is a…

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State Budget

Rendell: Furloughs to begin July 1

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 8, 2008

The Rendell administration has announced that furloughs of non-essential state workers (which includes everyone but state troopers, prison guards, liquor store clerks, casino regulators, and of course, legislative staffers…

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Health Care

An American Cure for Reforming Health Care

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 7, 2008

Tom Coburn presents his proposal to reform our health care system at the Manhattan Institute. Here is the core of the argument: How do we create a real…

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Anti-I-80 Tolling Rally set for Monday

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 7, 2008

Activists calling for repeal of Act 44 (tolling of I-80) will hold a rally at the Capitol on Monday details here. Our list of resources on Act 44/I-80 tolling…

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Taxes & Economy

PA lags behind US economy again

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 6, 2008

The latest state GDP report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that, despite a national slowdown, Pennsylvania’s economy continues to lag behind the rest of the nation. PA’s…

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Government Accountability

A thousand words on Bonusgate

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 6, 2008

Randy Bish sums up Bonus-Gate (and the use of taxpayer funded lawyers to defend bonusgate) in a great cartoon. (HT: Tony Phyrillas)…

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Regulation

Rendell administation to address pension crisis

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 6, 2008

Budget Secretary Michael Masch (a parting shot before he leaves state government at the end of the month?) unveiled a proposal to reduce the pension shock in FY…

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Government Accountability

Are term limits working in Michigan?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 6, 2008

Government Bytes (the blog for NTU) points to an article (with poll) that suggests term limits for Michigan legislators should be repealed. The rationale? “Of the 3,551 bills…

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Government Accountability

Lawmakers who blog

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 5, 2008

Tony Phyrillas comments on PA lawmakers who blog (based on a Stateline article). They include Sen. Eichelberger, whose blog I read daily, Rep. White, who I…

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