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State has solutions; Does it have the will?

• August 11, 2010

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Government Accountability

More Taxpayer Funded Propaganda

• Nathan Benefield
• August 11, 2010

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has an email newsletter on Marcellus Shale (see PA Indy story). I, of course, signed up to see how my tax dollars were…

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Health Care

States Saying No to Individual Mandate

• Nathan Benefield
• August 11, 2010

Merrill Matthews has a good article up on Forbes about what states are doing to fight the individual health insurance mandate in the new law. He touches both on…

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Blog Roundup

• August 11, 2010

Here’s some recent link love for CF: PhillyNow criticizes Rendell’s “inability” to make budget cuts, while pointing to CF’s A Taxpayer’s Budget, which identifies $4 billion in possible…

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Economist Antony Davies debunks arguments against liquor sale privatization

• August 10, 2010

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Taxes & Economy

How Attractive is Pennsylvania Drilling?

• August 10, 2010

Pop quiz: Drilling in Pennsylvania is as attractive as drilling in A) Arkansas B) Kansas or C) Cambodia? The correct answer is Cambodia. Currently, the Keystone State is one of…

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Regulation

Silliest Defense of Government Pension Plans Yet

• Nathan Benefield
• August 10, 2010

A letter in the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader attacks the Commonwealth Foundation for supporting moving state government and school districts employees to a defined-contribution retirement plan, like a 401(k).  The…

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Education

Are Taxpayers Subsidizing Learning or Partying?

• August 9, 2010

The good news: Penn State is no longer the #1 party school in the US, according to the Princeton Review’s (user account) annual student-produced rankings. It has fallen…

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Pittsburgh basking in the latest filmmaking boom

• August 9, 2010

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Education

AP Distorts Pennsylvania Education Spending

• Nathan Benefield
• August 9, 2010

In an article about potential cuts to state appropriations to school districts – which represent cuts to the approved budget, not to last year’s spending, and would be more…

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State Budget

Which Taxpayer-Funded Video Studio Tells More Lies?

• Nathan Benefield
• August 9, 2010

Yesterday, Bob Caton, spokesman for the Pennsylvania House Democrats, and Steve Miskin, spokesman for the House Republican, engaged in a Twitter argument over which caucus’ TV shows were more…

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Report: Pension plans distressed

• August 8, 2010

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Cut the Pork, Gov. Rendell

• August 8, 2010

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Initiative and referendum needed for reform

• August 8, 2010

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Taxes & Economy

Quote for the Day on Stimulus Spending

• Nathan Benefield
• August 6, 2010

Yesterday, I tweeted Dan Mitchell’s blog post, which in turn cited Richard Rahn’s article on the evidence of “stimulus spending” vs. limited government on growing the economy. Mitchell…

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Regulation

SEPTA’s Extravagant Spending

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 6, 2010

Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee heard testimony from SEPTA officials defending their lavish spending habits during a state transportation funding crisis. Senator Rafferty expressed concern, saying:…

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Taxes & Economy

Onorato: Rendell’s Severance Tax is Too High

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 6, 2010

In a Capitolwire interview (subscription), gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato advocated a low natural gas severance tax rate with exemptions. Onorato highlighted three states as good examples of a…

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Reforming the Highway Trust Fund

• Nathan Benefield
• August 5, 2010

As Gov. Rendell continues to tour Pennsylvania asking for more money for transportation, perhaps he should ask Congress to reform the federal Highway Trust Fund to ensure our gas tax…

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Education

Rendell’s Made-Up Government Workers Layoffs

• Nathan Benefield
• August 5, 2010

Here is a letter to the editor I recently submitted on Gov. Rendell’s threats of layoffs if Congress doesn’t give him FMAP Money: Gov. Rendell has been busy lobbying…

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Regulation

Wine Boutiques are Latest Effort to Stall Liquor Store Privatization

• August 5, 2010

Last year, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) initiated a program that established “wine boutiques.” These boutiques allow a small PLCB-controlled liquor store to sell wine in conjunction with…

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Taxes & Economy

Coming to Philly: ‘Brilliance’

• August 4, 2010

PennFuture and other climate catastrophists are promoting a fall global warming conference in Philadelphia, and they’ve invited the unintentionally amusing Bill…

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