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Regulation

Joel Klein Gets the Public Pension Problem

• Nathan Benefield
• January 10, 2011

Joel Klein has an excellent article on teacher pensions in today’s Wall Street Journal: Whether the investment returns are there or not, defined-benefit pensions require the government to…

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Taxes & Economy

Mann: From Transparency Champion to ‘Bully’ Victim

• January 9, 2011

As Chris Horner blogged yesterday, the Environmental Law Center at American Tradition Institute (where I am executive director) has requested under the state Freedom of Information…

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Corbett has to dig out of fiscal mess

• January 9, 2011

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Pennsylvania leaders push plan for school vouchers

• January 9, 2011

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Taxes & Economy

New Poll Shows Gas Tax Popular in Areas without Drilling

• January 7, 2011

The Tribune-Review released a poll today showing support for a natural gas tax jumped 40 percent since the May…

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Government Accountability

Are Freshmen Lawmakers Bad for State Legislatures?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 7, 2011

Governing magazine looks at the disadvantages to term limits, focusing on the constant turnover in state legislatures. Recognizing the inexperience of lawmakers, states like Michigan and California are setting up…

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Taxes & Economy

Penn State’s Mann Under More Scrutiny

• January 6, 2011

Also today Pennsylvania Independent reports that the American Tradition Institute, where I am executive director, has filed a Freedom of Information…

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Regulation

TastyKake: Continued Failure of Corporate Welfare

• Nathan Benefield
• January 6, 2011

PA Independent reports that TastyKake, a corporation with operations in Philadelphia and Chester County, may have to liquidate. This despite a $32 million low-interest state loan (which is looking…

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Pittsburgh councilman wants voters to decide on property tax increases

• January 5, 2011

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Regulation

Liquor Stores No Asset for Taxpayers

• January 4, 2011

  Today, the Philadelphia Daily News published a letter from the Commonwealth Foundation titled “For the state stores, there’s no rationale for holding on anymore,” in response to their…

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For the state stores, there’s no rationale for holding on anymore

• January 4, 2011

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Taxes & Economy

A True Renewables Comparison

• January 4, 2011

The Patriot-News over the weekend ran two letters to the editor in response to my op-ed that called for the Commonwealth’s new elected leadership to repeal…

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Committee raises private funds to help pay for swearing in of new House members

• January 2, 2011

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Pennsylvanians deserve choices at liquor stores

• December 31, 2010

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Government Accountability

Top Five CF Research Articles of 2010

• Nathan Benefield
• December 31, 2010

Based on website visits, here are the five most popular research articles produced by the Commonwealth Foundation in the past year: #5: A Taxpayer’s Budget 2010: Responsible Spending for Pennsylvania…

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Government Accountability

Top Five PolicyBlog Posts of 2010

• Nathan Benefield
• December 30, 2010

Based on reader visits, here are our five most popular PolicyBlog posts over the past year: #5: 2010 SAT Scores by State The College Board has released the results of…

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Taxes & Economy

Manning Up Isn’t For ‘Wusses’

• December 29, 2010

As the old saying goes, “it takes one to know one,” and outgoing Gov. Ed Rendell, who has obviously spent more time analyzing the Philadelphia Eagles than bringing jobs back…

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Pennsylvanians deserve choices at liquor stores

• December 29, 2010

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Legislature should repeal costly renewables

• December 28, 2010

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Will lawmakers raise a toast to privatization?

• December 28, 2010

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Taxes & Economy

Reverse Coercion Course

• December 27, 2010

That’s what I wrote yesterday in an opinion piece for the Patriot-News, about Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard, which requires utilities to purchase 18 percent of their electricity…

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