Taxes & Economy

New EPA Rules Will Increase Electricity Costs

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • July 8, 2010

Only a few weeks after the failure of the Murkowski resolution to block the EPA’s power grab, the agency is seeking approval of a new regulation that could significantly increase…

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Taxes & Economy

Continued Hypocrisy of “Conservation” Groups

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 8, 2010

Previously, we highlighted how the group Conservation Voters of PA lambasted Tom Corbett for receiving campaign contributions from the Anadarko company PAC – but failing to note Gov. Rendell…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Doesn’t Have a Tax on Porn Either

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 7, 2010

Paul Carpenter writes a piece in the Morning Call arguing that Pennsylvania, by not passing a cigar tax, is subsidizing the industry – and (sarcastically) we should do the…

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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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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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Taxes & Economy

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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