State Budget

Budgeting in Neverland

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 26, 2006

Policy Analysis from the Cato Institute on how Congress overspends because they only hear from the spending lobby, not taxpayers, during the budget process. The same can be said…

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Tax Cuts Lead to Economic Growth

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 26, 2006

The US Treasury Department released an analysis yesterday finding what we already knew – tax cuts spur economic growth. The Wall Street Journal summarizes this report. It also finds…

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Taxes & Economy

More Vinsanity

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 25, 2006

A press release from Senator Vince Fumo’s office dismisses any notion that Pennsylvania business taxes are too high, citing select data showing Pennsylvania has merely a mediocre economic record…

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Regulation

Pay raise still helps Stetler

  • July 25, 2006

The York Daily Record highlights how Rep. Steve Stetler from York will garner $2,000 more per year in pension payouts because he kept more than $9K in “unvouchered expenses”–unconstitutionally…

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Taxes & Economy

Dukakis on Minimum Wage and Immigration

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 25, 2006

Editorial by Michael Dukakis in today’s New York Times. Dukakis claims that if we raise the minimum wage to $8 hour, businesses will stop hiring illegal immigrants. Essentially…

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Regulation

Pension system ‘a perfect storm’

  • July 24, 2006

More on the coming pension crisis in the York Daily Record. Side note: Democratic Rep. Steve Stetler–who is retiring in September to become the new Executive Director of the…

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PNC Park Threatens To Leave Pittsburgh Unless Better Team Is Built

  • July 24, 2006

PITTSBURGH—After five years of serving Pittsburgh as their state-of-the-artsporting facility, PNC Park, the home of the rundown, poorly maintained Pirates,said Tuesday it is threatening to leave Pittsburgh unless…

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Taxes & Economy

PA Businesses to See Tax Cuts?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 24, 2006

A report released today by The Tax Foundation looks at legislation expected to be voted on by the US House tomorrow on business taxes. This bill (HR 1956) would…

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