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Call for reform renewed

• November 22, 2009

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Gauging impact of stimulus cash on local economy depends on who you ask

• November 22, 2009

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It’s broke, so fix it: Legislators should embrace these ideas

• November 22, 2009

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Waiting for higher ed funding

• November 22, 2009

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Help clean up Harrisburg

• November 22, 2009

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Health Care

Health Care Reform: The Constitution, the Bible, and Economics

• Nathan Benefield
• November 21, 2009

My prepared remarks to the “Million Med March” in Harrisburg Thank you. Good afternoon. Thanks for everyone here for coming out – I know none of us really want to…

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Education

Taxing Students For Past Mistakes

• November 21, 2009

Pittsburgh’s financial problems are such that it gave rise to the Intergovermental Cooperation Authority(ICA) – formed by none other than, perennially in-deficit Governor, Ed Rendell. The ICA was put…

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Pennsylvania lobbying law a bit clumsy

• November 20, 2009

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Public Union Democracy

State Tax Trends

• Nathan Benefield
• November 20, 2009

ATR has a new report on state tax trends. In addition to a roundup of state tax changes, the new report highlights trends with policy implications. While we pointed…

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Government Accountability

What Next for “Tea Party” Activists?

• Nathan Benefield
• November 20, 2009

Following the recent “Taxpayers March on Harrisburg,” as well as recent health care protests in Washington DC and elsewhere, a grassroots organizer posed the question, “what should we do now?”…

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Capital Domes Head to Head: A look at how electricity deregulation will affect Pennsylvania’s power prices

• November 20, 2009

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Public Union Democracy

Pittsburgh not Prevailing

• November 20, 2009

Pittsburgh City Council President Doug Shields is lobbying support for a prevailing wage law in the municipality.  His bill would set prevailing wage rates for most employees working…

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Millions In Stimulus Funds Reported Sent To Imaginary Districts

• November 19, 2009

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Taxes & Economy

New I-80 Tolling Study Lacks Credibility

• November 19, 2009

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s ill-advised attempts to toll I-80 continues; yesterday, Brian Chase, an independent consultant, spoke to the House Republican Policy Committee (PLS Subscription) about the validity…

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Electoral reform wanted, necessary

• November 19, 2009

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Government Accountability

The Useless Resolutions of a Full-Time Legislature

• November 19, 2009

One of the most common critiques of full-time state legislatures is the sheer amount of seemingly useless resolutions – to pander to certain groups of voters – that take up…

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Health Care

Guide to Harry Reid’s Health Care Bill

• Nathan Benefield
• November 19, 2009

Yesterday, US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put forth a new, 2,074 page health care reform bill. The Senate is expected to vote on it in the next few days.

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Privatize Philly mass transit

• November 19, 2009

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Revamp state Constitution

• November 19, 2009

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Taxes & Economy

Electric Choice is Gaining Steam

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 19, 2009

With the expiration of rate caps in 2010 I've been tracking the entrance of new residential suppliers in the central PA electricity market. These days it's rare to see actual…

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Education

CF Facts Irk Governor Rendell

• November 18, 2009

Normally I don’t respond to allegations of untrue research, but I feel compelled to do so because it is the Governor of Pennsylvania. I am not sure what the…

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