Senator Proposes Term Limits

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 21, 2007

Coverage of yesterday’s Policies & Principles Forum in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. If you missed the event, you can get the video here.

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You may need $1 more for turnpike

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 21, 2007

More coverage of the Turnpike’s “public-public” partnership plan in the Patriot News, with a brief mention of Matt Brouillette’s testimony to the Senate Transportation Committee. Also read Geoff…

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The Turnpike Strikes Back

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 20, 2007

As a counter-proposal to lease, the Turnpike Commission proposes generating more revenue for transportation by: Putting Tolls on I-80 Putting “congestion tolls” on all Turnpike exits around Pittsburgh,…

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Rendell touts transportation plan

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 20, 2007

Post-Gazette coverage of Rendell’s “transportation tour”. Apparently, he is now looking specifically at a 30-year lease of the Turnpike.

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PHEAA spending splurge nears end

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 19, 2007

Jan Murphy of the Patriot News reports that PHEAA board members/legislators have promised to cut back on lavish expenses and act more like a “public agency.” Matt Brouillette points…

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Year of Tax Hikes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 19, 2007

Stateline.org looks at proposed tax hikes in a number of states, including PA, calling 2007 “the year of tax hikes”. This is bad news for PA taxpayers, as past…

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PA’s Election Influence

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 16, 2007

While some have called for an earlier primary to “give Pennsylvania more influence” in Presidential nominations, PA’s influence is likely to decline for another reason — stagnant population growth. The…

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Leisure Inequality

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 16, 2007

Interesting point about inequality and redistribution policy: As you’ve probably heard, there’s been an explosion of inequality in the United States over the past four decades. The gap between…

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