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Education

7 Education Facts Unions Don’t Want You to Know!

• Priya Brannick
• September 25, 2012

Pennsylvania is reeling from the Friday release of student test scores for 2011-12, which show declining student performance in our public schools. Kids did worse on the Pennsylvania System…

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Jobs proposal would give income tax to employers

• September 25, 2012

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Education

Approaches to Property Tax Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• September 24, 2012

Testimony of Nathan A. Benefield to the Pennsylvania House Select Committee on Property Tax Reform Good morning, my name is Nathan Benefield; I am the director of policy analysis for…

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Pension Crisis: Finding the Path to Reform

• September 23, 2012

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Penn State Fights to Keep Operations Secret After Sandusky

• September 23, 2012

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Governor Corbett, lawmakers fail to act on pension crisis

• September 23, 2012

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Education

Harrisburg’s Horrid Decade of Despair

• September 21, 2012

With soaring crime, a city in bankruptcy and families on the financial brink, children trapped in Harrisburg School District have to wonder how bad it can really get. …

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Regulation

Pension Iceberg Grows $4 Billion

• September 21, 2012

Pennsylvania’s ailing government worker pension system just landed taxpayers an estimated $4 billion more in unfunded pension liabilities. The Public School Employee Retirement System (PSERS)—the largest government worker pension system…

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Regulation

Simply Naked or Simply Stupid?

• September 20, 2012

Contradictions, corruption and chaos have consistently characterized the conduct of the Kings of Cabernet.  So it should be no surprise today they renewed a kids’ contest designed to bring…

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Liquor store system: Hesitancy to privatize leaves state out of touch

• September 20, 2012

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Regulation

Should Taxpayers Subsidize Chocolate Making?

• September 20, 2012

I testified yesterday before the House Finance Committee about how government-directed “economic development” hampers economic growth. A prime example of this happened Tuesday, where taxpayers forked over more…

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Regulation

Growing Pennsylvania’s Economy

• September 19, 2012

Testimony of Katrina M. Currie to Pennsylvania House Finance Committee, September 19, 2012 Good afternoon, my name is Katrina Currie; I am a policy analyst for the Commonwealth Foundation, Pennsylvania’s…

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Health Care

How Much Will Obama’s Health Care Cost You?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• September 18, 2012

How much will the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) cost you? Our new policy points look at the cost Pennsylvanians will shoulder under the sweeping health care reform law.

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Public Union Democracy

Mailbag: Why Not Pay for Unused Sick Days?

• Priya Brannick
• September 17, 2012

Our post last week highlighting WGAL’s story on government workers receiving hefty payouts for unused sick days sparked a lively discussion. Here’s a question that popped up frequently: Do…

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Taxes & Economy

Happy 225th Birthday, U.S. Constitution!

• September 17, 2012

Today marks the 225th birthday of the U.S. Constitution, and while it may be getting up there in years, the principles it sets forth are no less relevant today than…

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Liquor law solutions

• September 17, 2012

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Penna. voters give state schools a ‘C’

• September 17, 2012

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Penna. voters give state schools a ‘C’

• September 17, 2012

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Liquor Law Solutions

• September 16, 2012

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Liquor Control Board calls consumer-friendly plan ‘Convenience 2020’

• September 16, 2012

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State expects to spend millions in attempt to repair finances at 4 school districts

• September 15, 2012

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