Education

Report: PA School Spending Not Linked to Performance

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 28, 2010

A new study from the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) finds little relationship between education spending and performance. Specifically, the…

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Taxes & Economy

Shale Gas is Revitalizing Communities

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • September 28, 2010

Cliff Wehrmen has a new pickup truck, thanks to the booming economy in Williston, North Dakota. In North Dakota, companies are fighting over workers via bidding wars, state unemployment…

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PA House Democrats Unveil Nation’s Highest Severance Tax

  • September 28, 2010

Harrisburg, PA—A proposal by Pennsylvania House Democrats to levy severance taxes on natural gas would make Pennsylvania the most heavily-taxed natural gas producing state in the nation. At 39 cents…

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State Budget

Where to Find Ideas to Balance the PA Budget

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 27, 2010

John Micek of the Morning Call has a piece today noting that the two candidates for Governor — Dan Onorato and Tom Corbett — have promised no, or few, new…

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Taxes & Economy

Why Do We Need a Severance Tax?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 27, 2010

Proponents of a natural gas severance tax have been offering several arguments supporting a tax, here are the three main talking points used by tax advocates: 1) Higher taxes will…

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