Media

Stand up to PSEA

• June 29, 2010

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The Marcellus Shale: A Real Stimulus

• June 29, 2010

Media Hit

Education

Politics Making a Mess of Education

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 29, 2010

It appears Gov. Rendell has succeeded in getting an increase in education spending for the FY 2010-11 budget. Despite the fact that enrollment is down across the Commonwealth…

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Regulation

Privatizing Workers’ Compensation

• June 29, 2010

Leonard Gilroy of the Reason Foundation recently highlighted the trend to privatize workers’ compensation. Some of the experimentation occurring in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Arizona began before…

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Regulation

Allentown & the Failure of Sports Venue Subsidies

• June 29, 2010

The $80 million taxpayer-funded hockey arena in Allentown will have to wait a couple years, as in addition to the stadium, it requires a multi-million new highway. Allentown is…

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Government Accountability

PA Senate Commission IDs Spending Cuts

• June 28, 2010

In February, the Senate established a bipartisan commission to identify cost-savings measure for the Pennsylvania state budget could save money. David Argall, the chairman of…

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State Budget

Latest PA Budget Update from Sen. Pileggi

• Nathan Benefield
• June 28, 2010

PA Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi was the speaker at today’s Press Club in Harrisburg, offering some updates on the budget negotiations, and some comments on the fiscal cliff Pennsylvania…

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Shift public employees to defined-benefit pensions

• June 28, 2010

Media Hit

Burke seeks program boost

• June 28, 2010

Media Hit

Pa. pension issue getting too political

• June 28, 2010

Media Hit

Taxes & Economy

The Environment Impact of Natural Gas Drilling

• Nathan Benefield
• June 28, 2010

Concerns about the environment impact of natural gas drilling are well-founded, but often overstated. A common misconception is that the hydraulic fracturing process has contaminated many wells and groundwater.

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State Budget

RE: Balancing the PA Budget with Gimmicks

• June 28, 2010

Lawmakers have found new opposition to their plan to taked money from other funds to balance the budget. The Executive Director of Renew Growing Greener, Andrew Heath, encouraged…

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Government Accountability

CF Blog Roundup

• June 28, 2010

Here is what bloggers are giving CF some linkage for lately: Lehigh Valley Conservative and Bill Lawrence gave us some linkage for our breakdown of the recently…

Media

Pennsylvania’s budget shortfall aids drive to privatize liquor stores

• June 27, 2010

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Wine sold in pilot program at Pa. markets

• June 26, 2010

Media Hit

Regulation

McDonalds Needs ‘Sad Meals’ to Help Powerless Parents

• June 25, 2010

McDonald’s Happy Meals are under attack. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has threatened to sue the restaurant chain if they continue to include…

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Regulation

The Terror of Unlicensed Interior Designers

• Nathan Benefield
• June 25, 2010

The Patriot News has a short article about Pennsylvania lawmakers consider legislation to require interior designers to get a license with the state. To get a license, an interior…

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Pa. pops the cork on wine kiosks

• June 25, 2010

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Education

House Passes Special Ed “Reform”

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 25, 2010

Yesterday, without much press, the Pennsylvania House passed special education funding reforms that attempt to improve the effectiveness of special ed funding. Rep. Sturla’s bill would adjust the funding…

Media

Natural gas companies, policy group at odds over tax

• June 25, 2010

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Despicable campaign: Inebriated logic

• June 25, 2010

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