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State pension ‘reform’: Slapping taxpayers

• November 14, 2010

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Praise, criticism for Pa. pension bill

• November 13, 2010

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Legislature’s pension bill blasted as ‘generation theft’

• November 13, 2010

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Pennsylvania pension ‘bailout’ proposal assailed

• November 12, 2010

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Public Union Democracy

School Union Continues to Deceive Its Members

• Nathan Benefield
• November 12, 2010

Matt wrote earlier about the millions of dollars public sector unions have poured in political campaigns to get their union pension bailout.

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Regulation

Union Campaign Cash for HB 2497

• Matthew Brouillette, Nathan Benefield
• November 12, 2010

Who is not aware that the natural gas industry gave tons of campaign cash to elected officials in PA? Very few, as the media loved to tell that story…

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Some worry cut in film tax credits will slow local movie-making

• November 12, 2010

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The voters have spoken, and they want results

• November 11, 2010

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House lawmakers to reconvene Monday for vote on bills

• November 11, 2010

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Cliff Notes on the Union Pension Bailout Bill

• Matthew Brouillette
• November 11, 2010

If you are having trouble digesting everything about what’s wrong with House Bill 2497, the Union Pension Bailout Bill, then here are four simple reasons. The Cliff Notes version, if…

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Pa. House to return for vote Monday

• November 11, 2010

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After outcry, House to return

• November 11, 2010

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Government Accountability

Action Alert: Help Stop the Union Pension Bailout

• Nathan Benefield
• November 11, 2010

Dear CF Friend, We’ve just learned that the Pennsylvania House will be returning on Monday for a lame duck session, and will likely vote on a union…

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Blog Roundup

• November 11, 2010

Here are some recent posts found on the free market blogosphere: The Allegheny Institute laughs at Pittsburgh’s new budget. The reason states will drop Medicaid is explained by…

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Government Accountability

Newspapers Decry Union Pension Bailout by Lame Duck PA House

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 10, 2010

Today, Speaker McCall called the Pennsylvania House back into voting session on November 15th. Members are expected to vote a couple of key pieces of legislation including the ill-conceived…

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Regulation

Privatizing State Liquor Stores is a Real Possibility

• November 10, 2010

After years of discussion, it appears the tides have finally turned in favor of privatizing Pennsylvania’s liquor stores. With a newly GOP controlled legislature, support for the policy is…

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Taxes & Economy

PennVEST Approves the Pipeline to Nowhere

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 10, 2010

Yesterday, the PennVEST board met in a crowded room and voted to approve an “emergency application” to construct a 12-mile pipeline to about 14 homes with a $11.7 million taxpayer-funded…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania State Budget is Larger than You Think

• Nathan Benefield
• November 10, 2010

When a lot of folks, both media and pundits, talk about the Pennsylvania state budget, and the fiscal crisis facing Governor-elect Tom Corbett, they mention a…

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Regulation

The New Food Justice Agenda

• November 9, 2010

The food police are coming to Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania State Board of Education is considering new nutrition guidelines for events at public schools, which would mean the end…

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Taxes & Economy

Fracking Panel Candidate Misses Mark

• November 9, 2010

Here’s a letter I wrote that ran in the Indiana Gazette today, giving perspective to Marcellus Shale drilling in Pennsylvania. To the Editor, After reading the news article,…

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Taxes & Economy

Message from Voters in 2010 is Same as Message in 2006

• Nathan Benefield
• November 9, 2010

Former Politics PA, now National Journal reporter Alex Roarty asks (via a re-tweet) whether there is any evidence that voters rejected Republicans in 2006 due to overspending. Luckily,…

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