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Government Accountability

CF Blog Roundup

• July 7, 2010

Here’s some recent blog posts citing CF research and analysis: The Conservative Reform Network Blog highlighted some CF stats about the PA budget, deficit, and big government spending and…

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Groups highlight stalled reform of legislative pay

• July 7, 2010

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Uproar follows new Pa. budget

• July 7, 2010

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Spend, spend, spend: Rendell’s parting insult

• July 7, 2010

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$600 million allocated for Pa. economic projects

• July 7, 2010

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Specter Library aid draws criticism

• July 7, 2010

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Rendell signs $28 billion budget

• July 7, 2010

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Taxes & Economy

Tioga Cattle Quaratine Shows DEP Inspections Working

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 7, 2010

The Department of Agriculture quarantined 28 cows on a farm in Tioga county near a natural gas well in early May. Department officials report the cows are suspected of…

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Five Year Anniversary of Pay Raise Scandal Marked at State Capitol

• July 6, 2010

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Budget beaters – Taking care of No. 1

• July 6, 2010

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Should Gov. Rendell sign this budget?

• July 6, 2010

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EPA Seeks Comments on Gas Fracking in Pittsburgh

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 6, 2010

On July 22nd, the EPA will hold a 6:00pm public meeting in Canonsburg to gather input for a upcoming study on hydraulic fracturing. The EPA’s 2004 study on the drilling techinque concluded…

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Government Accountability

The Tort Anti-Reform of HB 2246

• July 6, 2010

Citizens to Protect PA Jobs recently issued an action alert on HB 2246, which flies in the face of the type of tort reform Pennsylvania needs. A hindrance…

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Taxes & Economy

The Scientific Consensus

• July 6, 2010

Last week, Reason came out with an interesting article on scientific consensuses. On July 1, 1979 the Washington Post reported “The real issue raised by saccharin [the artificial…

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State Budget

PA Relies on Federal Bailout of Unemployment Fund

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 6, 2010

A tsunami of debt is scheduled to hit the state in the next two years. One aspect, the pension bomb, has been well publicized, but the $3 billion in…

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Taxes & Economy

Excessive Government Spending Weighs Down the Economy

• July 5, 2010

In the midst of economic turmoil, much like we have seen recently, many politicians believe that government spending needs to increase. But is increased government spending truly beneficial to the…

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Taxes & Economy

Penn State Fronts for GE

• July 5, 2010

The New York Times reports today that companies are responding to new rules on earmark bans for private business by either setting up their own nonprofits, or…

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Government Accountability

I&R Makes Way for Liquor Store Privatization in WA

• July 5, 2010

Washington, one of 24 states that enjoy initiative and referendum – a reform that allows citizens to place issues on the ballot – is expecting its November election…

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Rendell gets $298M to dole out for state projects

• July 4, 2010

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Pennsylvania’s budget plan seen as ‘house of cards’

• July 3, 2010

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‘Gasland’ is misleading about fracking process

• July 3, 2010

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