Most school districts to limit tax increases

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 23, 2007

Martha Raffaele on the tax increases for school districts, noting most will be “limiting” increases within the index. The index allows districts to increase taxes by 3.4 to 5.5…

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Some People Probably Shouldn’t Have Health Insurance

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 23, 2007

Michael Cannon blogs on why health care, not health insurance, is a priority at Cato-at-liberty. Cannon will be taking on the rhetoric of health care reform and offerign free-market…

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Rebutal to Keystone Rebutal

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 20, 2007

The union-backed Keystone Research Center issued a reply to my income vs wage commentary on their blog. I will add a couple more thoughts: Jobs:The job growth…

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Anti-oil Demagoguery

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 20, 2007

In a news release, Governor Rendell Calls on Bush Administration to Investigate Exorbitant Gas Prices. Governor Rendell is simply using demagoguery about the “profiteering oil companies” to justify his…

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Turnpike Xenophobia?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 19, 2007

From Capitolwire (subscription): Will opponents dub turnpike-leasing plan “Dubai, Chapter II?” Some political analysts believe they have found the silver bullet to kill off Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposed turnpike-leasing…

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State budget battle looms

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 19, 2007

Brad Bumsted in the Tribune-Review on the upcoming budget battle. Bumsted also touches on yesterday’s hearing on privatizing the state liquor stores (see related post here): On…

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Privatize liquor sales

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 19, 2007

Patriot News coverage of yesterday’s hearing on privatizion of the state stores. Read our News Release on the hearing and get the full testimony of Reason Foundation experts…

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Eliminate the turnpike commission

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 19, 2007

Sen. Jane Orie in the Post-Gazette on the waste in the Turnpike Commission and why it would be more efficient to run the turnpike – or oversee a lease…

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Ethanol Vehicles A Health Hazard

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 18, 2007

Summary of a research report by Mark Jacoboson: “We found that E85 vehicles reduce atmospheric levels of two carcinogens, benzene and butadiene, but increase two others – formaldehyde…

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