Pittsburgh: America’s Most “Leavable” City
Bill Steigerwald in Reason Magazine: Pittsburgh is in a death spiral. It’s bankrupt. Its school district spends $16,000 a year per kid. Its parking tax is the highest…
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Lawmakers reaped $50K-plus in freebies in ’06
Mark Scolforo reports on the gifts and other financial interests report by lawmakers. Not suprisingly, legislative leaders cashed in (even while claiming they were not): House Majority Leader…
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Turnpike Disavows “Mystery letter”
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission denies that a letter from an unknown organization PA Coalition for Sound Transportation Policy is really a front for turnpike officials (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review story).
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Assembly’s Slow Pace Frustrates Reformers
Jim Panyard in The Evening Bulletin on the push for a Constitution Convention and the Senate State Government Committee’s plan to look at five proposed constitutional amendments at a…
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Lawmakers Accused Of Abusing PSAs Part II
More from WGAL on lawmakers making use of taxpayer financed “Public Service Announcements” including samples of ads and their price tag.
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Lawmakers Use Your Money, PSAs As Campaign Tool
WGAL NBC 8 story on the use of taxpayer funds for “Public Service Announcements” around election time. The poll with the story indicates that a whopping 7% don’t feel…
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Articles on the Budget
The Northeast PA Business Journal has four articles on the Rendell budget and related issues, all quoting me; the fourth article also features Commonwealth Foundation Senior Fellow Rick Dreyfuss:…
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Environmental “watchdog” feeds off taxpayers
Capitolwire reports that the neo-socialist environmental group PennFuture received over $1 million in state grants from the Ministry of Propoganda Departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation & Natural Resources.
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School Choice Works!
In today’s Appropriations Committee hearing on education Sen. Pat Browne questioned Andy LeFevre of the Reach Foundation on the academic achievement effects of school choice. There has in…
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