Education

Preschool Algebra

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 29, 2006

From Governor Rendell’s News Release: “An independent study by a renowned firm confirms that more than 160,000 students in 48 Pennsylvania schools are benefiting from investments in early childhood…

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Regulation

Senators vs. Pork

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 28, 2006

Not a game between minor league baseball teams, but three State Senators (Jane Orie, R-Allison Park, Pat Vance, R-Silver Spring Twp, and Pat Browne, R-Allentown) trying to Shift Focus…

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Health Care

Accounting rule could bust state budgets

  • June 28, 2006

Stateline.org highlights the coming fiscal crisis in the states when governments are required to recognize medical benefits liabilities. Excerpt… Just when states found some breathing room after years…

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Education

For School Equality, Try Mobility

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 27, 2006

How “funding the child” would provide greater school equity and choice – by Rod Paige in today’s New York Times.

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Regulation

Oink-oink: Spend, spend, spend

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 26, 2006

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial on corporate welfare and ‘walking around money’: “Better for Pennsylvanians if their money never ‘walked’ at all.”…

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Taxes & Economy

State leaders won’t confront hard decisions

  • June 26, 2006

Columnist in New Jersey’s Express-Times nails it on the head–he writes: “It’s called a tax shift and has nothing to do with reducing the tax burden. In fact, ‘reducing’…

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Government Accountability

Government Reform

  • June 26, 2006

Patriot-News on Lynn Swann’s proposals for change…well, sort of change.

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Regulation

Reformers should alter pension plan

  • June 25, 2006

In this exclusive Patriot-News commentary, former lawmaker John Kennedy encourages the dozens of future lawmakers (likely 50-60 new faces will be in Harrisburg come January 2007) to eschew the…

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