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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…

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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

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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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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…

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Pa. pops the cork on wine kiosks

• June 25, 2010

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Despicable campaign: Inebriated logic

• June 25, 2010

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Natural gas companies, policy group at odds over tax

• June 25, 2010

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Governor Dismisses Spending Cut Ideas

• June 24, 2010

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End pensions for government workers

• June 24, 2010

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The cost of delaying pensions

• June 24, 2010

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Government Accountability

Disclosing the Assault on Free Speech

• Nathan Benefield
• June 24, 2010

As election season approaches, Democrats in the House are scrambling to gather votes to pass the DISCLOSE Act. Even the ACLU criticizes the effect DISCLOSE would have on…

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Education

DC Vouchers Boost High School Graduation Rates

• June 24, 2010

University of Arkansas professor Patrick Wolf recently concluded a study of the voucher program in D.C. The study concludes that this simple, six-year program was able to increase graduation…

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State Budget

Balancing the PA Budget with Gimmicks

• Nathan Benefield
• June 24, 2010

The temperature is in the 90s in Harrisburg this week, and most folks are wearing short sleeves. One exception is budget negotiators, who are still keeping plenty of tricks up…

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Taxes & Economy

Video: How Minimum Wage Laws Kill Jobs

• June 24, 2010

The Center for Freedom and Prosperity has a new video out explaining how minimum wage laws kill jobs.     From 2006 to 2009 the…

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Drilling severance tax will hit state’s residents

• June 24, 2010

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Government Accountability

How to Discourage Accounting Gimmicks in the Budget

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 23, 2010

The Rendell administration celebrated the end of the tax amnesty program bringing in $261 million, well above projected revenues. But Capitolwire (subscription only) reminds us the Governor was originally…

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Taxes & Economy

Re: Hypocrisy of ‘Conservation Voters’

• June 23, 2010

Offering more evidence that CVPA’s call for Tom Corbett to return campaign contributions was a partisan stunt, Anadarko also gave Sen. Arlen Specter…

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