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Regulation

Inky: PLCB Paradox Puzzling, Primitive

• May 13, 2011

We give a strong hat tip to the Philadelphia Inquirer today for their spot-on editorial blasting the PLCB’s perilous plan promoting perestroika. Finding absurdity in the new plan to bring…

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LCB’s New Tune

• May 13, 2011

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Government Accountability

Exclusive Interview with Gov. Corbett, and Tonight on Stossel

• Matthew Brouillette
• May 12, 2011

Right now, I’m writing you from a train leaving New York City, because last night I interviewed with “The Stache,” John Stossel, about the natural gas boom in…

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A penny saved or a penny burned?

• May 12, 2011

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Education

The Governor is Right and the Union Bosses are Wrong

• Charles Mitchell
• May 11, 2011

I’m in Pittsburgh today, but I can hear the shouting in Harrisburg from here:  Union bosses are hopping mad at Gov. Tom Corbett for calling them out in his…

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Education

Senate Passes Furlough Bill, but Keeps “Last In First Out”

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 11, 2011

Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 612 by a 38-12 count. The bill, sponsored by Senator Folmer, would give school districts the ability to furlough teachers and other school…

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State Budget

PA House GOP Outlines Budget Proposal

• Nathan Benefield
• May 11, 2011

The House Republicans unveiled their Pennsylvania State Budget Proposal yesterday, HB 1485.  The bill is set for an Appropriations Committee vote this week, and a full House vote…

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Fiscal conservatives give Gov. Tom Corbett’s Liberty Loan Fund idea a failing grade

• May 11, 2011

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Education

Corbett’s Case for School Choice

• May 10, 2011

Gov. Tom Corbett delivered the following speech at the American Federation for Children conference at the Washington Marriott in Washington D.C. on Monday, May 9, 2011. What isn’t working about public…

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Education

PA House Passes Expansion of Scholarship Tax Credit

• Nathan Benefield
• May 10, 2011

The Pennsylvania House today passed, on a 190-7 vote, HB 1330, which would expand the amount of tax credits available through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), and increase income…

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Education

Bad Economists and Good Budget Cuts

• Charles Mitchell
• May 10, 2011

Yesterday in the Patriot-News, yet another Penn State administrator campaigned against Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed cuts to the generous subsidies our public universities receive from taxpayers (many of which…

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Education

Of School Choice and Government-Run Swimming Pools

• Nathan Benefield
• May 10, 2011

Responding to a letter I wrote, a letter in the Allentown Morning Call attempts to make the case that school vouchers are a bad idea—using the rationale that…

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Pennsylvania budget ideas: Matthew Brouillette

• May 10, 2011

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Regulation

Should States Stop Regulating Telephones?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 9, 2011

Land line use in the United States continues to decline as more households are going “wireless” and relying exclusively on their cell phones. About 17 percent of Pennsylvania households…

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Should Government be Required to Advertise in Newspapers?

• Nathan Benefield
• May 9, 2011

We were recently asked to sign onto a letter opposing HB 633, legislation which would allow local governments to post public notices online, rather than buy advertisements in local…

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Analysis: The push toward privatizing

• May 8, 2011

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Facts too stubborn for gas-tax fiction

• May 8, 2011

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Directors fear business-run public schools

• May 8, 2011

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Education

On School Spending “Cuts”

• Nathan Benefield
• May 6, 2011

A reader writes in, noting that a school board member is pushing the “stop the billion dollar cut” campaign, and asking for some info. Here are some quick facts.

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Thumbs Down on PLAs in PA

• Matthew Brouillette
• May 6, 2011

The…

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Taxes & Economy

What Does “Fair Share” Mean?

• Nathan Benefield
• May 5, 2011

The debate over adding an additional tax (or an impact fee) on top of the…

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