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Government Accountability

Integrity in Government Special Session

• Nathan Benefield
• January 14, 2008

The Commonwealth Foundation and nine other organizations have asked Governor Rendell to call a special session to deal with integrity in Goverment. Here is the info, courtesy Democracy Rising…

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Positions available through Koch Associate Program

• January 14, 2008

The Commonwealth Foundation is excited to be a part of the 2008-09 Koch Associate Program!    We’re working with the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation to find candidates for a position…

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Gordner testing the water with tolling repeal bill

• Nathan Benefield
• January 14, 2008

State Senator John Gordner will be introducing a bill to repeal Act 44 (and I-80 tolling) that would also allow for a Turnpike PPP, The Standard-Journal reports. We have…

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Government Accountability

Fluid races could make Pa.’s late primary important

• Nathan Benefield
• January 14, 2008

Peter Jackson commentary on the potential “influence” of the PA primary in April. While there has been a push to move the primary up in the calendar so that…

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Taxes & Economy

Why Calendars Matter

• Nathan Benefield
• January 13, 2008

The latest story of Capitol Calendars bought at taxpayer expenses is a Tribune-Review article on Catherine Baker Knoll (as president of the Senate) getting her share. Other recent stories…

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Taxes & Economy

Cutting state income tax will result in job growth

• Nathan Benefield
• January 13, 2008

Adapted version of Matt Brouillette’s testimony appears in today’s Allentown Morning Call…

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Taxes & Economy

More on cutting PA Taxes

• Nathan Benefield
• January 11, 2008

Press Enterprise editorial on the proposal to cut the income tax in Pennsylvania: You won’t hear anything even remotely like it when Big Ed makes his annual…

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Tax Cuts and the PA Economy

• Nathan Benefield
• January 11, 2008

Altoona Mirror has a story on proposals to cut the Pennsylvania Personal Income Tax. I had a couple other comments that didn’t make it into the print edition, and…

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Can the Jaguars save the NFL?

• Nathan Benefield
• January 11, 2008

Then NFL has been going downhill ever since Vince McMahon took over as commissioner and cast the New England Patriots as heel, much like the Iron Sheik.

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The Taj Mahal Act

• Nathan Benefield
• January 10, 2008

In 1973 a crack commando unit was sent to a military prison for a crime they didn’t commit, and Pennslyvania lawmakers passed a “Taj Mahal Act” (Act 34 of…

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Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth

• Nathan Benefield
• January 10, 2008

Allegheny Institute Policy Brief questions a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center promise to give $100 million over 10 years to the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Namely, why does the…

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House GOP pushes for lower state income tax

• Nathan Benefield
• January 9, 2008

Tony Phyrillas on today’s hearing regarding rolling back the state PIT to it’s pre-2004 level of 2.80%. Read Matt’s testimony here, or sign up for email updates…

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How you match up with Presidential candidates

• Nathan Benefield
• January 9, 2008

Lancaster Online has posted on new tool to track how you match up, on issues, with presidential candidates. It seems to work out pretty accurately for me (a couple…

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School choices promote accountability

• Nathan Benefield
• January 9, 2008

Good Editorial on how if you want “accountability” in education, then you should support school choice. Of course the critics of school choice in its various forms always cite…

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19th Century View of Government?

• Nathan Benefield
• January 9, 2008

Patriot News has a blurb about our re-selling calendars for property tax relief (third item). Rendell spokeman Chuck Ardo defends the calendars (more or less) by taking a…

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Free Market Health Care FAQ

• Nathan Benefield
• January 8, 2008

A new publication from the Galen Institute: Frequently asked questions on health policy and responses from our pro-market perspective…

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Employee Free Choice Act Would Disenfranchise 105 Million Workers

• Nathan Benefield
• January 8, 2008

Web Memo on proposed card-check legislation from the Heritage Foundation…

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Who else has Rendell promised money to?

• Nathan Benefield
• January 7, 2008

Pete DeCoursey of Capitolwire.com (subscription) has broken a story about Lionsgate Films lobbying the state. The story began by looking into violations of the state lobbying law when Lionsgate…

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Health Care Advice to Candidates

• Nathan Benefield
• January 7, 2008

John Goodman offers a bit of advice on health care policy to presidential candidates.

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Common Sense of Bonusgate

• Nathan Benefield
• January 7, 2008

Paul Jacob of The Sam Adams Alliance weighs in on Pennsylvania’s “Bonusgate”. Listen to the audio version here.

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Of Calendars and Porn Taxes

• Nathan Benefield
• January 7, 2008

Policy Blog may only be #6 in this weeks PA Blog Influence Ranking, but we made some noise over the weekend. The Pittsburgh Tribune Review featured a story…

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