Legislators back away from I-80 toll plan

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 14, 2007

Morning Call coverage of state lawmakers unhappy with Act 44 (Tolling I-80) and calling for going back to the drawing board. I respect this admission from the Rendell…

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PA Health Survey Results

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 13, 2007

The PA Department of Health released results on a survey of health (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System). What does this tell us? Their main finding was:…

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Sick Sob Stories

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 13, 2007

John Stossel in today’s Wall Street Journal on American health care and Michael Moore’s Sicko. When government is in charge of health care, the result…

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Biofuels may harm more than help

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 12, 2007

OECD report says that Ethanol and Biodiesel aren’t the holy grail that Gov. Rendell thinks they are: “When acidification, fertilizer use, biodiversity loss and toxicity of agricultural pesticides…

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There IS enough funding for roads and bridges

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 12, 2007

Sixty-three Senators believe there is enough federal funding for roads and bridges to also fund the “International Peace Garden” in Dunseith, North Dakota; “America’s Wetland Center” in Lake Charles, Louisiana;…

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Cyberschools and AYP

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 12, 2007

Lancaster Intelligencer Journal on cyber schools academic performance and area schools. The article cites our Edifice Complex report– particularly fact about cyber students coming disproportionately from underperforming school…

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Time to put PHEAA up for sale

  • September 12, 2007

Editorial on PHEAA from The Valley Independent: “While the concept of placing the agency in the hands of a private, for-profit company might seem – considering the whole PROFIT aspect…

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Who are the judges?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 11, 2007

A Reposting – for those of you who are neither lawyers or criminals and are looking for more info about the judicial candidates, here are various surveys/voter guides. Democracy…

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Pork or Bridge Repairs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 11, 2007

The Club For Growth and Americans for Prosperity are blogging on Senator Tom Coburn’s effort to remove pork projects from transportation funding. Read more on transportation pork…

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