The Taj Mahal Act

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 10, 2008

In 1973 a crack commando unit was sent to a military prison for a crime they didn’t commit, and Pennslyvania lawmakers passed a “Taj Mahal Act” (Act 34 of…

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Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 10, 2008

Allegheny Institute Policy Brief questions a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center promise to give $100 million over 10 years to the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Namely, why does the…

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House GOP pushes for lower state income tax

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 9, 2008

Tony Phyrillas on today’s hearing regarding rolling back the state PIT to it’s pre-2004 level of 2.80%. Read Matt’s testimony here, or sign up for email updates…

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How you match up with Presidential candidates

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 9, 2008

Lancaster Online has posted on new tool to track how you match up, on issues, with presidential candidates. It seems to work out pretty accurately for me (a couple…

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School choices promote accountability

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 9, 2008

Good Editorial on how if you want “accountability” in education, then you should support school choice. Of course the critics of school choice in its various forms always cite…

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19th Century View of Government?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 9, 2008

Patriot News has a blurb about our re-selling calendars for property tax relief (third item). Rendell spokeman Chuck Ardo defends the calendars (more or less) by taking a…

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Free Market Health Care FAQ

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 8, 2008

A new publication from the Galen Institute: Frequently asked questions on health policy and responses from our pro-market perspective…

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Who else has Rendell promised money to?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 7, 2008

Pete DeCoursey of Capitolwire.com (subscription) has broken a story about Lionsgate Films lobbying the state. The story began by looking into violations of the state lobbying law when Lionsgate…

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