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LCB continues to take heat over troubled wine kiosk program

• September 14, 2011

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Education

Do Public Schools Need More Construction Spending?

• Nathan Benefield
• September 14, 2011

One of the supposed benefits of President Obama’s “Jobs Bill” (despite demands to “pass it now”, the jobs bill has not yet…

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Regulation

Licensing Regulations Drives Out Entrepreneurs

• Nathan Benefield
• September 13, 2011

A Morning Call article brings to light the anti-entrepreneurship policy of occupational licensing. The article focuses on fines imposed on folks trying, in most cases, to earn a living:…

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Taxes & Economy

Brain Drain Strikes Again

• Elizabeth Stelle
• September 12, 2011

Last weekend I attended a dinner party just over the Pennsylvania border in Ohio. Our hosts moved across the state line about a year ago and complained to me about…

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U.S. to award Green Ribbon honors for schools’ environmental efforts

• September 12, 2011

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Synopsis of Stimulus 7: Serious Spending

• Nathan Benefield
• September 9, 2011

Obama laid out his “jobs speech” Thursday night, outlining the plot of Stimulus 7. Since few people paid attention to this, on account of flooding in Pennsylvania…

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Corbett plan calling for privatizing services

• September 9, 2011

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Public Union Democracy

Senseless Regulations Cause Job Loss

• September 8, 2011

Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Independent article on the new state independent contract rules demonstrates the clear need for regulatory streamlining in the commonwealth. After Deborah Webster’s husband lost his job,…

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Wine cheaper outside Pa., study finds

• September 8, 2011

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Regulation

Rick Perry, Corporate Welfare and Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• September 7, 2011

Texas Governor and Presidential Candidate Rick Perry has taken some flak recently for “job creation” funds, which largely direct taxpayer funds to corporations and special projects. This is commonly…

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Education

Tax Credit Scholarships Shown to Improve Student Performance

• Nathan Benefield
• September 7, 2011

A new study of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship—which provides tax credits for businesses donating to organizations offering scholarships to K-12 students, similar to Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax—finds academic…

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Union targets: Education funding, vouchers, sale of liquor stores

• September 5, 2011

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Public-private partnerships can work with state’s parks

• September 3, 2011

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New Study Shows Wine Prices Cheaper in Surrounding States

• September 2, 2011

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CF performs study on booze bootlegging

• September 2, 2011

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Regulation

Pennsylvania Lost $5 Billion in Annual Income from Residents Movin’ Out

• September 2, 2011

When it comes to interstate migration, Pennsylvania is among the biggest losers of residents and the income they earn, according to a Tax Foundation map using IRS data. Between…

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Regulation

Fact of the Day: Wine and Spirits Prices in Pennsylvania & Border States

• Nathan Benefield
• September 1, 2011

Today, CF released a fact sheet on government-run liquor stores, including a comparison of average wine and…

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Corbett’s parks idea worth consideration

• September 1, 2011

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Regulation

CF Study: Booze Border Bleed Loses Billions in Taxes, Sales

• September 1, 2011

The Commonwealth Foundation released today a price comparison study showing average wine prices were cheaper in all Pennsylvania border states…

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Public Union Democracy

Big Labor’s Stranglehold in Pennsylvania

• Priya Brannick
• August 31, 2011

Here’s a depressing, if unsurprising, statistic: In a new index assessing whether states favor government union bosses or taxpayers, Pennsylvania ranks 5th worst. The Competitive Enterprise Institute ranked…

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Regulation

Wine Kiosks: One of These Things is Not Like the Others

• Nathan Benefield
• August 31, 2011

Yesterday, Auditor General Jack Wagner released an audit of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s wine kiosk program. Following that, PLCB CEO Joe Conti talked with capitol reporters. In the…

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