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Facts on Frack Attackers

• August 7, 2011

Media Hit

Big Government’s New Bogeyman…and those Other Guys

• Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
• August 5, 2011

Media outlets in Pennsylvania have picked up some stories of attack groups “exposing” the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) at their annual meeting in New Orleans this week.

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Regulation

End of PLCB’s Wine Kiosk Perestroika

• Nathan Benefield
• August 5, 2011

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s experiment with wine kiosks—dubbed by my colleague Jay Ostrich as the PLCB’s version of Perestroika—may be coming to an end. This comes on…

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Taxes & Economy

PA Among Least Attractive Places to Drill in the World

• August 5, 2011

According to the Fraser Institute’s 2011 Global Petroleum Survey, Pennsylvania remains one of the least attractive places to drill in the world. The state ranks 65, an improvement of…

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Audit: Oracle ERP Project Wracked With Woes

• August 3, 2011

Media Hit

PLCB Never Fails to Fail

• August 2, 2011

A hat tip to Fox 29 Philadelphia reporter Dave Schratwieser who helped uncover the tipsy taxpayer-tabbed trailer truth behind the PLCB’s recently discovered waste and mismanagement found in a…

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More costly to get around

• August 2, 2011

Media Hit

New Pa. website will let taxpayers see where their money goes

• August 2, 2011

Media Hit

Critics Howl After Latest PLCB Audit

• August 1, 2011

Media Hit

Opposing view: No, drillers already paying their way

• August 1, 2011

Media Hit

Taxes & Economy

Debating a Natural Gas Tax

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 1, 2011

Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer features two editorials debating a natural gas jobs tax. The Inquirer‘s editorial board begins its article with a straw-man argument, that tax opponents’ claim the industry…

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Regulation

AG Audit Finds Rampant PLCB Waste and Mismanagement

• August 1, 2011

The Commonwealth Foundation strongly condemned the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board today for systematic waste and abuse of taxpayer money and assets following a scathing Pa. Auditor General audit report…

Press Release

Privatization panel can get lots of ideas from other states

• August 1, 2011

Media Hit

Regulation

Michigan Pension Reform Saves $4 Billion

• July 29, 2011

Before 1997, Michigan state employees (like those in Pennsylvania) solely received defined-benefit pensions in which employees are assured an annual retirement income. However in 1997, Michigan shifted…

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Commonwealth Foundation outlines environmental “Frack Attack” on gas industry

• July 27, 2011

Media Hit

Former Chair: PLCB ‘Socialist’ System, Insulting

• July 27, 2011

MOSCOW HARRISBURG (July 27) – A big ushanka (hat) tip goes to the Philadelphia Daily News, William Bender and former PLCB Chairman Jonathan Newman today for calling the babushka ugly. …

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Inconvenience stores: Since ’33, LCB has made the purchase of alcohol tough, pricey

• July 27, 2011

Media Hit

Regulation

Fact of the Day: PA Losing Liquor Sales to West Virginia

• July 26, 2011

Pennsylvania is losing an estimated $3.5 million in revenue annually from state residents crossing into West Virginia to buy their alcohol. A report released earlier this year…

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When would voters opt to raise their own taxes?

• July 26, 2011

Media Hit

Taxes & Economy

Marcellus Shale Impact Continues to Grow

• July 25, 2011

Last week, Penn State economists released the third in a series of economic analysis on Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale industry. The report estimated: Private companies spent $5.3 billion on drilling…

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Regulation

Fact of the Day: Where do Underage Drinkers Get Alcohol?

• Nathan Benefield
• July 25, 2011

One of the myths perpetrated about letting private, licensed stores sell wine or liquor, rather than maintain a government monopoly, is that there will be a huge increase in underage…

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