Pennsylvania Political War Over Planned Tolls on I-80

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 27, 2007

New York Times on the debate over tolling I-80. The Times points out, as this blog has, that the plan still requires federal approval, the program the Turnpike…

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Occupational Licensing in the States

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 27, 2007

Reason Foundation report on occupational icensing in the 50 states and how these requirements prevent many individuals from entering into their chosen profession. While Pennsylvania ranks somewhat low among…

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Lessons from Massachusetts

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 27, 2007

Sally Pipes on the lessons of Massachusetts’ Health Care Reform. Not to be confused with RomneyCare 2.0 (or as Michael Tanner puts it, Romney abandons RomneyCare)…

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The Myth of Pre-K

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 26, 2007

Adam Schaeffer of the Cato Institute tackles the mythical benefits of universal pre-K: In truth, pre-K costs billions of dollars but returns little benefit. Supporters…

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The Global Warming Test

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 26, 2007

What do you know about Global Warming? Take the Global Warming Test from the Heartland Institute.

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Pinocchio Ed

  • August 26, 2007

Allegheny Institute’s Jake Haulk in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review challenges — among other half-baked claims made by Gov. Rendell — the mindset that government “investment” of tax dollars is a…

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Questions raised about union official’s pension

  • August 24, 2007

Story on the former Pittsburgh Port Authority union leader’s “special retirement package” in today’s Post-Gazette. And we wonder why Pittsburgh’s mass transit system is always on the verge…

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Watch Benefield on Cyber School Funding

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 24, 2007

I will be on Pennsylvania Newsmakers dicussing cyber school funding. Click here for TV listings this weekend and next week.

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