Pretend funding plan

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 20, 2007

Two days late and a dollar short, the Patriot News declares that “Turnpike borrowing and tolls for Interstate 80 come up short to finance statewide road needs.”…

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Two against 48

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 20, 2007

Dimitri Vassilaros column in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Senators Eichelberger and Folmer (the two in the 2 vs. 48) who voted against the budget. Vassilaros also discussesthe intricacies of state…

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Another Anti-Cyber Assault by School Boards

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 19, 2007

School boards continue to attack public cyber schools and call for limiting their spending (you never hear anyone calling for school districts to limit their spending) in the Pittsburgh…

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State flunks in financial disclosure

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 19, 2007

Brett Lieberman in the Patriot News on Pennsylvania’s failing grade for disclosure of public official’s financial interests The full report is here. The disclosure documents for the…

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The Best States For Business

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 18, 2007

This is about a week old, but Forbes’ lastest Best States For Business ranks PA near the bottom, coming in at 39 this year. I’m sure with the Film…

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Edifice Complex Charts and Resources

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 18, 2007

Below are charts, source data, and statistical results results (as promised) from our report Edifice Complex: Where Has All the Money Gone Charts used at News Conference (PDF)…

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