Budget stalls over spending disputes
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the how lawmakers could be in for a long summer. Tune in this coming week to THE BOX where the Budget will be the topic…
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Voters not getting say on school tax hikes
Philadelphia Inquirer story on why we need to take Step #2 of the Pennsylvania Diet Plan. If the public schools are the community’s schools, why shouldn’t the communty…
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Reformers Want A Harrisburg ‘Diet’
The Evening Bulletin on the “Put Pennsylvania Government on a Spending Diet” campaign.
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Little Agreement Over Turnpike Leasing
The Evening Bulletin on the Turnpike deal.
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Folmer hears support for cap on spending
Lebanon Daily News story on yesterday’s hearing on the Taxpayer Protection Act.
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Rendell as Aragorn
Philadelphia Daily News compares Rendell to Aragorn (of the Lord of the Rings), in his speech to the SEPTA board: A day may come when the courage…
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Are raising prices a crime?
Wall Street Journal on the absurdity of legislation on “price gouging”. Not only have previous investigations over the pase few decades turned up few cases of price gouging, but…
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Make Your Own ‘Star Wars’
The greatest instance of using technology to give power to the masses since Guttenberg invented the printing press, George Lucas announced that clips from all the Star Wars movies…
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“We’re Not the Commonwealth Foundation”
A report from the union-backed, socialist leaning (see note) Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center calls for enacting the Governor’s Proposed Oil Profits Tax, saying it is a good tax…
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