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State Budget

Is State Bankruptcy a Solution?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 16, 2011

What do New York, California and Illinois have in common? They are in fiscal disarray and may soon be asking for a bailout from Congress. Bailing out these states would…

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Public Union Democracy

Union: We’ll Get ‘Em Next Year?

• February 16, 2011

Spring has almost sprung – seriously, it’s true.  Want to see the signs?  Pitchers and catchers have reported to the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, it’s looking like 60 degrees in…

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Education

Rescuing Children from Failing Schools

• Matthew Brouillette
• February 16, 2011

Chairman Piccola, and members of the Senate Education Committee, thank you for the invitation to testify today on Senate Bill 1. I’m Matt Brouillette, president of the Commonwealth…

Testimony

Public School Board Members for School Choice

• February 15, 2011

HARRISBURG, PA (02.15.2011) – As children continue to be trapped in failing schools, despite massive increases in taxpayer funding, public school board members-past and present-are forming “Public School Board Members…

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Education

The Constitutionality of School Choice

• February 15, 2011

Despite Pennsylvania taxpayers spending $26 billion annually on public schools and more per student than 39 other states ($13,000 per child); and despite a decreasing student enrollment of nearly…

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State lawmakers ponder the idea of making liquor stores private

• February 15, 2011

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Pa. senators hear liquor privatization arguments

• February 15, 2011

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Senate hearing held on selling state liquor stores

• February 15, 2011

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Hearing held on the privatization of state run liquor stores

• February 15, 2011

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Senate panel serves up first round in state-stores debate

• February 15, 2011

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Value of state control of liquor sales sharply debated

• February 15, 2011

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School choice equals better academic performance

• February 15, 2011

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Hearing held on the privatization of state run liquor stores

• February 15, 2011

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Education

Yearbook of School Choice

• Nathan Benefield
• February 14, 2011

The Alliance for School Choice has released its 2010-11 school choice yearbook. The report includes an overview of the growth of school choice programs around the country, a roundup…

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Regulation

Impacts of Liquor Privatization

• Nathan Benefield
• February 14, 2011

Remarks by Nathan Benefield, Director of Policy Research, Commonwealth Foundation Good afternoon. I am Nathan Benefield, Director of Policy Research for the Commonwealth Foundation.  We are a nonprofit, independent public…

Testimony

Panel to explore liquor sale issue

• February 14, 2011

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Bankruptcy law for states could carry risk, bring opportunity

• February 14, 2011

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Senate committee to weigh selling state liquor stores

• February 14, 2011

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Education

PA School District Uses Tax Dollars to Fight School Choice

• Nathan Benefield
• February 11, 2011

The West Shore School District—my district, as it happens—has issued a “newsletter” with the clear, but unstated, goal of opposing Senate Bill…

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Taxes & Economy

Hanger: Gas Fracking is Safe

• February 11, 2011

John Hanger, who just departed with Gov. Ed Rendell as his Secretary of Environmental Protection, recently gave an exit interview to the anti-natural gas,…

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Column omitted proposed solutions

• February 11, 2011

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