Archive: 2011

Regulation

PLCB Pulls Puzzling Perestroika Presser

• July 5, 2011

In a mystifying maneuver made by the mother of all monopolies, the puzzling purveyors of Pennsylvania Perestroika, the PLCB, pulled a press release from the wire and its Web site today that…

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Regulation

CF Blasts Big Brother Booze Brag

• July 5, 2011

Commonwealth Foundation denounced a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board press release today for its failure to disclose all the fiscal facts and for boasting about a government-run monopoly on liquor…

Press Release

Pa. budget deal leaves some work undone

• July 5, 2011

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How did Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett fare on his first state budget?

• July 4, 2011

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Education

Cut Waste at This Temple, and I Will Praise It in Three Days

• Charles Mitchell
• July 1, 2011

Temple University just announced that it is raising tuition by ten percent, blaming the new state budget.  Temple is an outstanding example of an institution that should have spent…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania’s $1.9 Billion Budget Shortfall

• Nathan Benefield
• July 1, 2011

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue released preliminary FY 2010-11 revenue collection. Their statement says: Fiscal year 2010-11 General Fund collections totaled $27.5 billion, which is $785.5 million,…

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State Budget

The Good, The Bad and The Undone

• July 1, 2011

The Commonwealth Foundation praised Gov. Tom Corbett and the General Assembly for closing Pennsylvania’s $4.2 billion budget gap without raising taxes on working Pennsylvanians, but a thorough review of the…

Press Release

Pa. officials spar on welfare budget

• July 1, 2011

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Education

Are Tuition Hikes Forced by Cuts in State Subsidies?

• Charles Mitchell, Nathan Benefield
• June 30, 2011

Today, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) voted to raise tuition by 7.5 percent for 2011-12.  Many have tried to place the blame solely on the reduction…

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