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Health Care

Rendell Declares Autism Mandate a Failure

• Nathan Benefield
• August 10, 2009

In 2008, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed, and Gov. Rendell signed, a new mandate that private insurers would have to cover autism services. At the time, we said the new…

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Education

School District Consolidation Shows Few Benefits

• Nathan Benefield
• August 10, 2009

Last week, the Senate Education Committee held a hearing on proposed school district consolidation. The Allegheny Institute testified, noting that there is little evidence to suggest that consolidation (as…

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State Budget

Cash for Clunkers Falls Prey to Laws of Economics

• Nathan Benefield
• August 10, 2009

Congress’s  ill-named “cash for clunkers” program has, like so many programs before it, failed to defy the laws of economics. As typically happens when government subsidizes something – the…

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Health Care

Join the “Mob”

• Nathan Benefield
• August 10, 2009

You might find it interesting that the special interests who denounce individuals voicing opposition to ObamaCare as “astroturf,” a “mob,” and part of a vast right-wing conspiracy (and occasionally…

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Government Accountability

Expose Media Bias, Make Money

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 10, 2009

Tired of media bias, factual errors, and false assumptions? The National Review Institute is offering compensation for anyone who submits “short posts identifying the factual errors, lazy clichés, loaded terms,…

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Pennsylvania Governor Rendell doles out $361 million in borrowed money

• August 9, 2009

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Rendell’s to blame for budget impasse

• August 9, 2009

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Ideology, election stall deal on Pennsylvania budget, analysts say

• August 8, 2009

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Government Accountability

Dwight Evan’s Favorite WAM Recipient Has Plenty of Problems

• Nathan Benefield
• August 7, 2009

The Philadelphia Inquirer exposes another nonprofit with ties to a state lawmaker – this time House Democrat Appropriations Chair Dwight Evans – whose use of tax dollars seems sketchy…

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Health Care

Attacking the Messengers on Health Care Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• August 7, 2009

President Obama, Dick Durbin, the unions, and shills at MSNBC have taken to calling protesters who disagree with their health care agenda as shills for corporate interests or “the…

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Health Care

Who I’m Going to Report for Spreading Misinformation about Health Care Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• August 6, 2009

I’m sure by now everyone has seen the White House’s call for reporting anyone who is spreading “misinformation” or anything “fishy” about Obama’s proposed health care reform to…

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Regulation

Philadelphia Needs Neither Higher Taxes nor Generational Theft

• Nathan Benefield
• August 6, 2009

The Pennsylvania House yesterday passed a bill that would allow Philadelphia to raise its sales tax another percentage point and to defer it pension payments for city employees further…

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Regulation

Lower Taxes Would Eliminate Need For Rendell’s Corporate Giveaways

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 6, 2009

At 9.99% PA’s Corporate Net Income Tax is the 2nd highest in the U.S. and our Capital Stock and Franchise Tax, a 1.89-mill levy on corporate infrastructure (given the budget)…

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Health Care

Is Dissent Still the Highest Form of Patriotism?

• August 5, 2009

It seems that the President is very upset that people are actually questioning his health care plan. So much so that the White House wants to be informed…

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Taxes & Economy

Make Drill Here, Drill Now a Reality

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 5, 2009

Remember Drill Here Drill Now campaign? It’s one approval away from becoming a reality. As of October 1, 2008 no moratoriums exist on offshore oil and gas development, however,…

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State Budget

Ed Rendell Demands More Taxes

• Nathan Benefield
• August 5, 2009

At a press conference yesterday, Gov. Rendell says he will “compromise” on the budget – so long as he gets $1.6 billion in new revenue.  That he, he needs…

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Pennsylvania debate on school funding based on study’s faulty premise

• August 5, 2009

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Rendell Signs Stopgap Budget

• August 5, 2009

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Health Care

Universal Healthcare Will Render Us Poorer

• August 4, 2009

The democrat health-care system is a systematic move toward a single payer universal health-care system. President Barack Obama has contended that the private system will continue to exist, but…

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State Budget

State of Pennsylvania has 5,000 Vacant Positions

• Nathan Benefield
• August 4, 2009

In response to a recent question posed us – about how many actual workers vs. unfilled positions Gov. Rendell would have to eliminate when he talks about cutting state…

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State Budget

What Do July Revenue Collections Mean?

• Nathan Benefield
• August 4, 2009

The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue released the July 2009 revenue collections yesterday.  The state collected $1.65 billion in General Fund revenue in July. Normally, this report would include how…

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