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State Budget

Rendell’s Legacy of Spending

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 22, 2010

Here is my letter to the editor in today’s Wall Street Journal on Gov. Rendell’s spending record: Regarding the contribution of Gov. Ed Rendell in “Four…

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State Budget

Harrisburg Considers Bankruptcy, Act 47

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • October 21, 2010

Last night, Harrisburg officials held a hearing to determine if the city qualifies for Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Financial Recovery Program, Act 47. Mayor Linda Thompson and Governor Rendell support entrance…

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Regulation

Cities and their Bankrupt Pension Plans

  • October 21, 2010

A recent study, published by Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, found shocking statistics about the solvency of most city and state pension funds. The total unfunded pension liability for…

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Government Accountability

Get Ready to Be Amazed

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • October 21, 2010

In Lancaster County, PA, local government officials have done the inconceivable—they’ve given up their raises. Strasburg Borough’s ten employees including police, public works, and administrative assistants, agreed to forgo…

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Health Care

Pelosi Explains the Health Care Bill

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 20, 2010

In a speech in Pittsburgh to the “Women of Steel”, which includes the Steelworkers union, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, and Supergirl, U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi outlined what…

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Taxes & Economy

Dear Gas Companies: Please Pay for Our Water Park

  • October 20, 2010

Next time you hear groups like PennFuture whining about the Growing Greener boondoggle stash running low, keep in mind that it funds projects like this one…

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Taxes & Economy

They’re Laughing at Our Low Taxes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 20, 2010

The Patriot News has an editorial today claiming Pennsylvania needs to enact a natural gas severance tax so that other states stop laughing at us. No really, states with…

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Government Accountability

Not-so-Effective Tax Credit Programs

  • October 19, 2010

The Legislative Budget and Finance Committee issued a new report on the utilization and accountability of Pennsylvania’s tax credit programs. The report looks at everything from the Research and…

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Education

Further Evidence on School Choice

  • October 19, 2010

During last week’s hearing on school choice in Pennsylvania, some lawmakers questioned the evidence of the benefits of school choice programs,…

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Taxes & Economy

Agriculture Still Isn’t Number One

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 19, 2010

Lowman Henry leads off a recent commentary with the legend that Agriculture is Pennsylvania’s “number one industry” and employs nearly one million workers. Readers will recall that this is…

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Health Care

More Side Effects of Obamacare

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • October 18, 2010

Every day it seems we are hearing more bad news about the effects of the new health care reform law. From rising premiums to narrowing coverage, the side effects…

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Regulation

Federal Cash for State Budget Cuts?

  • October 18, 2010

In an Investors Business Daily piece this summer, Nicole Gelinas puts forward an interesting idea about how to stimulate the economy, and at the same time cut back on…

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