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Education or Lobbying?

• July 19, 2010

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Health Care

NY Times: Individual Mandate is a Tax & Now Fewer Health Care Options

• Nathan Benefield
• July 19, 2010

The New York Times had not one, but two stories over the weekend on things we learned about “what’s in the bill”, that we had to wait until it was…

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State is ‘better off’ with lower tax rates

• July 19, 2010

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Government Accountability

PA House GOP Unveils Policy Agenda

• Nathan Benefield
• July 19, 2010

Earlier this month, the PA House GOP put out a Policy Agenda for Pennsylvania. Not everything gets Commonwealth Foundation Approval – e.g., the “jobs package”, praise for…

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Taxes & Economy

Win PennFuture Junk!

• July 16, 2010

Over on the home page Commonwealth Foundation has responded to PennFuture’s allegations of “serious errors” in our report, “PennFuture’s Lobbying: Hypocritical, Unethical and Possibly Illegal.”…

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Taxes & Economy

CF Responds to PennFuture Demands

• July 16, 2010

A July 14, 2010 letter from PennFuture’s attorney claimed the Commonwealth Foundation’s Policy Brief, “PennFuture’s Lobbying: Hypocritical, unethical, and possibly illegal,” contained three inaccuracies and demanded…

Press Release

Taxes & Economy

New Drilling Study Highlights Regulation Reform

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 16, 2010

Recently, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council released a study on Marcellus Shale drilling focusing on what Pennsylvania needs to do to ensure responsible development of this newly tapped resources. As…

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Taxes & Economy

Anti-Drilling Groups Pressure Penn State

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 16, 2010

Opponents of natural gas drilling are attacking the integrity of a Penn State study on the economic effects the Marcellus Shale development, which was funded by the industry. Complaints center…

Media

State policies on pension plans ‘generational theft,’ expert tells economic group

• July 15, 2010

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The problem with the Specter library

• July 15, 2010

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State Budget

Are There WAMs in the PA Budget?

• Nathan Benefield
• July 15, 2010

A reader called our office today, following a conversation with his local lawmakers, who denied there were any WAMs in the budget, and claimed there had not been in many…

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Taxes & Economy

EOG Resources Mans Up After Drilling Accident

• July 15, 2010

On Tuesday, DEP released the results of an investigation into the June 3 Clearfield County gas well incident. The well, as you might recall, shot gas and flow-back water…

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Valid points

• July 15, 2010

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Corbett, Onorato Both Wishy-Washy on UC

• Nathan Benefield
• July 15, 2010

Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate, continues to take flak for comments he made regarding the unemployed and Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits. After Corbett made comments that…

Media

PA Turnpike to Hike Tolls on Cash Payers by 10%

• Nathan Benefield
• July 15, 2010

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) announced yesterday that it would be increasing tolls by 10% on cash payers and by 3% on E-Z Pass holders, beginning in January. This…

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Taxes & Economy

Penn State and PennFuture: Two Peas in a Pod

• July 14, 2010

While PennFuture’s Jan Jarrett whines about alleged Commonwealth Foundation smears of themselves and of Climategate scientist Michael Mann, The Atlantic‘s Clive Crook — a…

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Taxes & Economy

Combined Reporting Has Consequences

• July 14, 2010

Lancaster Online recently produced a number of articles concerning Mandatory Unitary Combined Reporting, one of many tax revenue increases offered by Governor Rendell. Combined Reporting did not make it…

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Jobless become ideological football

• July 14, 2010

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State Budget

Voters Blame Politicians’ Overspending for Budget Woes

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 14, 2010

Reason highlights a new Rasmussen Poll on state budget crises. A whopping 75% of voters blame current budget crises on politicians’ unwillingness to cut spending. Only 13% think…

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Regulation

Pension Reform Is Good for Teachers

• July 13, 2010

Recently, the New York Daily News published an article by public school teacher Emmanuel George. He has taught in both traditional public schools and in a charter school.

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Pa. taxpayers in for yet another WAM

• July 13, 2010

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