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Government Accountability

2011 Policy Summit Live Video

• January 17, 2011

Watch the Commonwealth Foundation’s 2011 Policy Summit live, beginning at 1 p.m.

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Education

What the PHEAA is Going On?

• Nathan Benefield
• January 17, 2011

The Patriot News reports that former Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) boss Michael Hershock got $200,000 in a settlement over his 2009 firing.   To recap, he was fired…

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Corbett’s challenge: A balanced budget

• January 17, 2011

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Stormy Tenure Ends

• January 16, 2011

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Rendell’s farewell grants top $1B

• January 16, 2011

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Rendell’s Legacy

• January 16, 2011

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Ways to close Pa. gap

• January 16, 2011

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Competition helps bring down the cost of electricity

• January 14, 2011

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Rendell defends federal stimulus in his final days in office

• January 14, 2011

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Transforming Pennsylvania Policy Summit

• January 14, 2011

WHAT:    Nationally renown policy experts, Pennsylvania legislators and more than 200 citizens will join in a policy debate to drive Pennsylvania to prosperity through policy transformation leading to fiscally responsible…

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Government Accountability

Good Government Reforms Stall

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 13, 2011

In November, many legislative candidates campaigned on cutting costs in the legislature through specific, commonsense reforms. Ending the frequent abuse of per diems and requiring receipts for expenses topped the list,…

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State Budget

Medicaid: Breaking the Back of State Budgets

• Nathan Benefield
• January 13, 2011

Last week, 30 Republican governors and governors-elect, including Tom Corbett, sent a letter to the Obama administration and members of Congress asking for greater flexibility in managing their Medicaid…

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Taxes & Economy

Residents Still Moving out of PA

• Nathan Benefield
• January 13, 2011

The latest United Van Lines survey continues to show Pennsylvania is a “high outbound state”—meaning more people are renting trucks to move out of Pennsylvania than moving in (HT…

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Grants OK’d by Rendell rapped

• January 13, 2011

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Politics of punditry is troubling in Arizona tragedy

• January 12, 2011

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Regulation

Rendell’s Last Round of Pork

• January 12, 2011

Governor Rendell recently released his 2010 commitment list for RACP funds (subscription). The Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, or RACP, is a taxpayer-funded state borrowing program for “economic…

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Regulation

Lessons on Green Jobs & Corporate Welfare

• January 12, 2011

My American Tradition Institute colleague Chris Horner calls attention to developments in Massachusetts, where government “investment” of taxpayer dollars in alternative energy…

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Education

Success Makes School Choice Take Top Priority

• Nathan Benefield
• January 11, 2011

Senators Jeffrey Piccola and Anthony Williams announced The Opportunity Scholarship Act, which expands school choice in Pennsylvania by creating a voucher program for low-income students and increases the state’s…

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Regulation

Liquor Store Union Distorts Facts to Skew Poll

• Nathan Benefield
• January 10, 2011

We received a forwarded email, in which the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1776 (the union for liquor store employees) called on members to vote in a PCN…

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Taxes & Economy

Politics of Punditry Troubling in Tucson Tragedy

• January 10, 2011

I knew it would be a challenging few days as I took off the tie and laced up my combat boots to proudly serve a training weekend with my National Guard unit.  Friday…

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State Budget

How to Limit State Spending

• January 10, 2011

A recent study by Matthew Mitchell of the Mercatus Center suggests that not all spending and taxation limits are created equal. The study examines the effect of certain…

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