Archive: 2011

Education

Pennsylvania Education Spending Update

• Nathan Benefield
• June 6, 2011

Since our budget facts on Pennsylvania Education Spending, the PA Department of Education (PDE) has released updated data on school spending and revenue, through the 2009-10 school year.

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Taxes & Economy

Marcellus Hiring Spree Continues

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 6, 2011

The Center for Workforce Information and Analysis (the research arm of the Department of Labor and Industry) released their April Marcellus Shale Fast Facts, demonstrating tremendous growth in Marcellus…

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Pa.’s education in a state of emergency

• June 6, 2011

Media Hit

Gov. Tom Corbett’s spending leaves some wondering about his budget ‘sacrifice’ message

• June 5, 2011

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Corbett’s Liberty Financing Authority proposal gaining little traction so far

• June 3, 2011

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PLCB Perestroika Program Pulled!

• June 3, 2011

Consumers rejoice! Supermarket superman Wegmans Food Market, has declared dosvedanya to the PLCB’s pitiful perestroika program and killed the catastrophic kiosk program. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, which…

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Regulation

The Phony “Surplus”

• Nathan Benefield, Richard Dreyfuss
• June 2, 2011

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue released May General Fund tax collection data, and many lawmakers are clamoring to spend this “surplus”. But the idea there is any “surplus” is…

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Union Red Herring Erring

• June 2, 2011

The recent Pennsylvania AFL-CIO media campaign to malign Rep. Scott Perry by saying he wants to “punish workers” is as off base as it is disingenuous. The union, for…

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Regulation

Have Casinos Hurt Lottery Sales?

• June 1, 2011

According to a new report from the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, the presence of casinos does not have a negative impact on state lottery revenues.  At the same…

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