Government Accountability

Twenty-two disgraced governors

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 12, 2008

Stateline.org has the complete list of governors to leave office (resigned or impeached) because of scandal or legal problems.

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Government Accountability

State paid law firms $111 million for advice

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 12, 2008

Tom Barnes of the Post-Gazette reports that Pennsylvania taxpayers have paid law firms $111 million for legal advice to state government under the Rendell administration (note: I believe this…

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Government Accountability

Fumo to retire

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 12, 2008

Senator Vince Fumo, the subject of many PolicyBlog stories will reportedly be retiring; read the Pennsyltucky Politics blurb.

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Phyrillas on property tax hikes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 11, 2008

Over 100 school districts have applied for exemptions to increase property taxes above the Act 1 index, notes Tony Phyrillas. He points out that this is fewer than last…

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Health Care

A Short Course in Brain Surgery

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 11, 2008

Video from FreeMarketCure on how government run health care, like that in Canada, is hazardous to your health.

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Education

Teachers Unions Exposed

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 11, 2008

TeachersUnionExposed.com is a new website (from the Center for Union Facts) focusing on teachers’s unions role in blocking education reform, bargaining away quality, and protecting bad teachers. They…

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State Budget

Earmark abusers jump on earmark reform wagon

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 11, 2008

The Club for Growth notes that both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have signed on to DeMint-McCain earmark moratorium. While this will likely force passage of the bill,…

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Health Care

Pennsylvania proposes to cheat Medicaid

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 10, 2008

Michael Cannon writes that the Rendell administration’s plan to tax Philly and Pittsburgh hospitals, but give them higher reimbursements from Medicaid is a great plan … for Pennsylvania.

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Taxes & Economy

A Philly Tax Cutter?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 10, 2008

City Journal sounding on what Mayor Nutter needs to do to turn the Philadelphia economy around. The results of the city’s hostility toward business are evident. While the…

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