Taxes & Economy

PennFuture’s Revised Lobbying Numbers

  • September 3, 2010

After ranting about alleged “egregious errors” in our report about their secret, unreported lobbying expenses and siccing their lawyer on us, PennFuture has…

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Regulation

CF Study Helps Liquor Privatization Cause in Virginia

  • September 3, 2010

In order to drum up support for liquor store privatization in Virginia, Gov. Robert McDonnell is using the Commonwealth Foundation report Government-Run Liquor Stores to show that moving…

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Education

New Report Card on American Education

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 3, 2010

ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, today released their latest Report Card on American Education. The annual report looks at both student performance and inputs into the education system, evaluating…

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Government Accountability

A Slap in the Face to Pennsylvania Taxpayers

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • September 2, 2010

The Tribune Review revisits the Rendell Administration’s leasing tens of thousands of acres of state forest lands via no-bid contracts. State records the Tribune-Review obtained show that, in…

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Taxes & Economy

Dan Onorato’s Natural Gas Tax

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 2, 2010

Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Onorato held a press conference yesterday announcing he supports a tax on natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania (and that he kinda-sorta opposes other tax…

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Taxes & Economy

PA Unemployment Fraud Adding to Already-Bankrupt System

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 1, 2010

As PA Independent reports today, Pennsylvania had $374 million in overpayments for Unemployment Compensation (UC) last year, including $227 million in fraudulent claims, according to the US Department of…

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