Reform coalition proposing budget timeline for lawmakers

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 24, 2007

Coverage of yesterday’s reform coalition press conference on reforming the budget process: Post Gazette Tribune Review WGAL TV (complete with poll asking, “Would you support a plan…

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Affordable Health Care Agenda

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 24, 2007

As the lead article on our website indicates, the Commonwealth Foundation has joined with over two dozen organizations to form the Health Care Freedom Coalition. Most…

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11th Most Influential Blog

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 23, 2007

PolicyBlog debuts as the Pennsylvania’s 11th most influential political blog on the Blognetnews.com rankings. Tony Phyrillas (#5) comments that we are moving up fast (though technically we are…

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Financial Impact of Public Charter Schools

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 23, 2007

Report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools looks at the fiscal impact of charter schools and the myths propogated by school districts. Among their conclusions: Districts get…

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Reforming the Budget Process

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 23, 2007

The Commonwealth Foundation will be joining with other members of the reform coalition (today at 11 am) to discuss the budget process in the “era of reform,” and an alternative…

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Uninsured in America

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 23, 2007

Great video titled “Uninsured in America”, produced by Free Market Cure.

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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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