Health Care

Five Reasons Corbett Should Stop Implementing Obamacare

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • February 9, 2011

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has indicated the state will continue to implement federal health care mandates, such as an an insurance exchange, at least for the time being. Here are…

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Education

Chart of the Day: Education Spending Under SB 1

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 8, 2011

Below is a chart showing estimated spending in Pennsylvania under Senate Bill 1 (this assumes $50 million for opportunity scholarships, $75 million for…

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Taxes & Economy

A Tax by Any Name Should Still Smell Defeat

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • February 7, 2011

State Senator Gene Yaw is pitching a new natural gas tax. The idea is to allow local communities to include the value of natural gas in property tax assessments,…

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Education

Even with Act 1, School Property Taxes Climb

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 7, 2011

The Patriot News takes a look at the failure of Act 1 of 2006 (special session) to slow the growth of school property taxes. Indeed, since the slots law…

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Taxes & Economy

Obama’s Energy Agenda

  • February 4, 2011

President Obama traveled to Penn State University yesterday to discuss his energy agenda and unveil his new taxpayer funded program incentivizing states to retrofit commercial buildings for energy efficiency.

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Regulation

With Government Booze, Consumers Lose

  • February 4, 2011

It’s funny how we keep hearing union mouthpiece Wendell Young proclaim how much an asset full government control over the liquor sales business is to Pennsylvania consumers, yet consumers still…

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