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Public Union Democracy

Unions Fight to Block $40 Million in Taxpayer Savings

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 18, 2013

Pennsylvania legislative leaders continue discussions over increasing transportation funding. In return for higher spending, some negotiators are seeking modest, common sense reforms to the prevailing wage law. These reforms would…

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Corbett not giving up on getting state out of booze business

• October 17, 2013

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Regulation

We Just Lowered the Debt Ceiling

• Nathan Benefield
• October 17, 2013

Yesterday, House and Senate leaders came together to negotiate a deal—that passed with bipartisan support in both chambers—to reduce our debt ceiling. If that sounds unbelievable, I should…

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Public Union Democracy

Mail Bag: Union Political Spending

• October 16, 2013

Several readers, in response to Nate’s op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, wrote us claiming “Union dues can’t fund politics.” But that’s just not true. How do we know this?…

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The ObamaCare treatment: Hold on to your wallets

• October 15, 2013

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Education

Podcast: Teachers on Union Exploitation – Part 1

• Priya Brannick
• October 14, 2013

Julie Raab and Keith Williams are speaking out about how union influence affects their teaching jobs.  They, and many teachers across the state, are fed up with Pennsylvania's unfair…

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Public Union Democracy

Let Commonsense Prevail

• October 14, 2013

An archaic Pennsylvania law may be stretching your school district’s budget or preventing a construction project in your area from getting off the ground. The law in question is the…

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Unions’ taxpayer-subsidized politics

• October 14, 2013

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Unemployment-rule change leaves seasonal workers out in cold

• October 13, 2013

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PA wineries may soon compete with state store monopoly

• October 13, 2013

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Education

Saving Pennsylvania’s Best Teachers

• Priya Brannick
• October 11, 2013

This week, Commonwealth Foundation placed billboards in Philadelphia subway stations to highlight the problem of seniority rules in our public schools. Currently, Section 1125…

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Dues deduction exploits Pa. teachers, taxpayers

• October 11, 2013

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Health Care

Obamacare Glitches or Meaningful Refom

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 10, 2013

The federal Obamacare exchanges opened for business more than a week ago, yet users have been unable to log in (much less get affordable insurance) and hit with…

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Column: Pa. can’t afford to dither on meaningful pension reform

• October 10, 2013

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Education

SAT Scores by State 2013

• Jessica Barnett
• October 10, 2013

EDITORS NOTE: Click here for the 2014 SAT Scores by state We have compiled each state’s average SAT score into one, easy-access spreadsheet ranking states by their mean…

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Tax break for seniors offered by Pennsylvania Senate majority leader

• October 9, 2013

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Regulation

Podcast: House Offers Compromise Language on Liquor Bill

• October 8, 2013

Public support for liquor privatization is as strong as ever, as our recent survey makes clear. So what’s happening with legislation that hit a snag in the Senate this…

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Corbett’s attempt to overhaul booze business in limbo

• October 8, 2013

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Public gets it: Privatize booze sales

• October 7, 2013

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Lights, camera, tax cut!

• October 6, 2013

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Education

How is Your Public School Performing?

• Jessica Barnett
• October 4, 2013

The Pennsylvania School Performance Profile launched today, but will it deliver the “accountability system” Acting Secretary of Education Carolyn Dumaresq promised in a briefing earlier this month? Created through a…

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