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Public Union Democracy

Streamlining State Government Testimony

• Nathan Benefield
• March 15, 2011

Thank you Chairman Smucker and members of the committee for the opportunity to testify before you today.  I’m Nate Benefield, Director of Policy Research at the Commonwealth Foundation for…

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Regulation

Despite Union Propaganda, Residents Support Privatization

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 15, 2011

The Morning Call and Muhlenberg College recently conducted a poll on Pennsylvania’s budget situation. Despite months of union sponsored misinformation campaigns, Pennsylvania residents remain largely supportive…

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Corbett wants to grade schools, pay teachers on merit basis

• March 15, 2011

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More schools likely to fall short of state achievement standards

• March 14, 2011

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Beyond Charter Schools

• March 14, 2011

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Corbett: No plan to strip unions of bargaining rights

• March 13, 2011

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Health Care

Medicaid Reforms Needed as Welfare Spending Surpasses Education

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 11, 2011

Under Gov. Corbett’s budget proposal, Pennsylvania would spend more on welfare than education for first time. A large chunk of that welfare spending is in Medicaid, a joint state-federal program…

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Education

PSU: Political Stunt University?

• Charles Mitchell
• March 10, 2011

University presidents are howling in response to Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget address, in which he proposed giving their institutions less of taxpayers’ hard-earned money.  The loudest protests are coming from…

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State Budget

Chart of the Day: Is it a Spending Problem?

• Nathan Benefield
• March 10, 2011

In his budget address, Gov. Corbett talked a great deal about the overspending during the Rendell administration. Ben Waxman responds in the Daily News (I’m paraphrasing) “Nuh-uh, there’s no…

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Proposed Cuts to PSU Debated

• March 9, 2011

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Pennsylvania Considers Selling State Liquor Stores To Raise Cash

• March 9, 2011

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Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget would direct more financial authority to schools, voters

• March 9, 2011

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State Budget

Benefield on Budget Today

• Nathan Benefield
• March 9, 2011

If you are following the state budget, or just like listening to me talk (that means you, Mom), today is your lucky day. I’ll be on KDKA Radio in…

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Plan is a small step toward budget reality

• March 9, 2011

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Spending transparency coming to Pennsylvania?

• March 9, 2011

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Education Research Group Answers School Choice Concerns

• March 9, 2011

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Legislators, Groups React to Budget Cuts

• March 9, 2011

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Taxes & Economy

Time to Reinvestigate Mann and Now PSU

• March 8, 2011

My American Tradition Institute colleague Chris Horner reports today at the Daily Caller that a NOAA inspector has dug up proof of deception in…

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CF grades Corbett Budget Address = B

• March 8, 2011

Harrisburg, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation graded Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget address a solid B today in its call to end the tax-borrow-and-spend approach to budgeting that placed Pennsylvanian in…

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Reactions to budget speech vary

• March 8, 2011

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Education

Chart of the Day: Public School Revenue

• Nathan Benefield
• March 8, 2011

The chart below highlights Pennsylvania public school revenue, by source, from 1988-89 to 2008-09 (the latest year with data from the state Department of Education). Over the last 20…

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