State Eminent Domain Report Card

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 8, 2007

One major success for individual rights in Harrisburg in recent years is Eminent Domain reform. The Castle Coalition’s Report Card on Eminent Domain Reform Legislation since Kelo, released this…

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More Tax Money for Movies?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 8, 2007

Do we need to spend more money to get movies made in PA? The Rendell administration is currently proposing giving filmmakers a 25 percent refundable tax credit (i.e. a grant)…

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Government Accountability

4 Bills In 5 Months

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 6, 2007

WGAL (NBC 8) with a story on the sluggish pace of the full time Pennsylvania legislature. So far this year, they have passed only 4 bills – two renaming…

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What Taxpayers are buying Mark Cohen

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 6, 2007

Two Philadelphia Inquirer stories today highlight the use of tax money by Rep. Mark Cohen. The first details how he billed 3 weekends in N.Y. to taxpayers to attend…

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MO’s Free-Market Health Care Reform

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 5, 2007

The state of Missouri has become to the first to enact a number of free-market reforms in health care – many of which are needed in Pennsylvania. This legislation:…

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Open-Records Bill Strengthened

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 5, 2007

Sen. Pileggi has announced that he will amend his open records bills (SB1) to change the presumption – i.e. all government records will be considered public information unless specifically exempted…

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Bill targets teacher strikes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 4, 2007

Rep. Todd Rock will be introducing a bill that will ban teacher strikes and fine teachers for each day they strike illegally. This legistlation is supported by StopTeacherStrikes.org.

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