Government Accountability

Which Government Structure Reforms will Benefit Taxpayers?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 11, 2011

This week, the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee held a hearing on bills to reduce the size of the General Assembly (i.e., the number of legislators). While CF did…

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Regulation

Conti Confused by Booze Bill Backing

  • August 11, 2011

In a furious flip-flop fiasco that might make John Kerry blush, beleaguered booze boss and former State Sen. Joe Conti contended cluelessness in how his name appeared as co-sponsor…

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Regulation

PLCB Kiosk Catastrophe Contains Cover Up

  • August 11, 2011

The Commonwealth Foundation strongly condemned the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board today for failing to listen to advisors and covering up interagency memos recommending against a failed wine kiosk program…

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Taxes & Economy

Who’s Nutty Now?

  • Charles Mitchell
  • August 8, 2011

There’s a ton of chatter out there right now about how nutty the Tea Party is, most recently with 29 percent of voters saying Tea Party members are “economic…

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Education

Yes, Vouchers DO Improve Student Learning

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 8, 2011

The Philadelphia Inquirer today reports on a “study”—from a group dedicated to protecting the educational status quo and led by a partisan staffer—that claims that school vouchers have…

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