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Education

The $1 Billion Lie Exposed

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 4, 2014

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) took out full-page, color ads in several major state newspapers last week proclaiming Gov. Corbett “closed neighborhood schools” and laid off teachers in Philadelphia…

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Public Union Democracy

CF Calls Out Union Ad Campaign’s Deceptions

• March 4, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 National Teachers’ Union Fibs in Political Attack Ad Uses taxpayer resources to do it March 4, 2014, HARRISBURG, PA—Today,…

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Pa. and unions: Perfect together?

• March 3, 2014

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In Harrisburg, GOP lawmakers feeling heat from the right

• March 3, 2014

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State Budget

Almost $2 Billion in Welfare Waste Weeded Out

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 3, 2014

Lottery winners on welfare, millionaires on food stamps and supervisors that turn a blind eye to fraud; these are the stories that drive Pennsylvanians crazy. But the…

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Public Union Democracy

Plagiarism: Union Style (Part 2)

• February 28, 2014

A recent letter to the editor in reaction to my op-ed on paycheck protection starts: I live in the Malvern area, served 24 years in the military and…

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House lawmakers fund separate, nearly identical print shops at taxpayers’ expense

• February 27, 2014

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From the rural ‘T’, a public school funding SOS: Priya Abraham

• February 27, 2014

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Education

The Berlin Wall of Philadelphia’s Public Schools

• Nathan Benefield
• February 27, 2014

Students in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh had their hopes dashed last week when they lost out on the chance to land one of the few vacant openings in charter schools. In…

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Public Union Democracy

Unions Pouring Big Money in Pennsylvania Elections

• Nathan Benefield
• February 27, 2014

As we’ve pointed out in the past, unions—often using campaign contributions collected at taxpayer expense—dominate political spending and electioneering. Well, the first campaign…

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Regulation

End Special Subsidies to Lower Taxes for All

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 26, 2014

Taxpayers have spent millions on four different occasions to subsidize the infamous “Sony site” in Westmoreland County. In the 1970’s Volkswagen got $70 million in state aid under Gov.

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Education

Myth: PA Spends Less on Education

• Nathan Benefield
• February 25, 2014

There are many myths circulating about how much Pennsylvania spends on public education. One such myth is that the state government used to provide 50 percent of all revenue for…

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Regulation

A Look at Job Growth in Pennsylvania

• February 25, 2014

Pennsylvania’s economy is beginning to recover from the 2007 recession, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Since 2010, Pennsylvania has added 86,400 jobs, ranking…

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State Budget

Gov. Rendell Left Pennsylvania a Big Deficit

• Nathan Benefield
• February 24, 2014

Recent headlines have former Gov. Ed Rendell challenging Gov. Tom Corbett on the issue of the deficit he left the current administration. Gov. Corbett has campaign ads stating he closed…

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Regulation

Tableleaf is Dead, Booze Bureaucracy Remains

• February 24, 2014

In a long overdue move, the PLCB is discontinuing its in-house wine, Tableleaf. As a refresher, Tableleaf is the PLCB’s own government-branded wine, which it introduced in 2011. Tableleaf…

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Poll finds union households in Pa. support paycheck protection

• February 24, 2014

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Global Warming? Okay, but is it man’s fault?

• February 24, 2014

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Public Union Democracy

Media Attention for Paycheck Protection

• February 21, 2014

Our new paycheck protection survey released this week has Pennsylvania talking. Why? The results show union members overwhelmingly agree that taxpayer resources shouldn’t be used for their unions’ politics. …

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Public Union Democracy

Big Labor’s Billions Targeting PA

• Nathan Benefield
• February 20, 2014

Unions are spending millions on politics, and drumming up issues like a minimum wage increase, solely to win some elections, the New York Times reports today. Union leaders are…

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Public Union Democracy

Plagiarism: Union Style

• Matthew Brouillette
• February 19, 2014

Several letters to the editor opposing paycheck protection—ostensibly written by different teachers—have appeared in newspapers around the state. Their suspicious similarity provides a valuable lesson in a practice typically frowned…

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Government Accountability

Union Spokesmen Still Lying About Paycheck Protection

• Nathan Benefield
• February 19, 2014

Yesterday, I pointed out that union leaders would use every bogeyman and slogan in their playbook rather than explain why taxpayers should collect their political money. As if on…

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