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Public Schools Increased Spending to $23,000 Per Student, Ballooned Reserves While Enrollment Declined
Harrisburg, Pa., May 15, 2025 — Pennsylvania school districts increased overall revenue collected in 2023–24 to $23,000 per student, while expanding general fund reserves to $7.4 billion, according to new…
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Energy
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on RGGI
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Education
Senate Education Committee Approves Bipartisan PASS Scholarships, Offering Lifeline to Students in Need
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Prosperity
New Report: Gig-Workers Prefer Flexibility of Portable Benefits
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Britney Spears to adopt?!?
My first thought on reading the headline “Britney Spears to adopt Chinese twins” was that it was a cruel joke. My second thought, on reading the story, was that…
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Another “Is Reform Dead” Editorial
Madonna and Young’s Politically Uncorrected attempts to assess “the reform movement” (which as a monicker needs to be killed). They are generally accurate in their assessment of the lack…
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The Milton Friedman Choir on School Choice
The Milton Friedman Choir sings the School Choice Song Hat Tip to The Sam Adams Alliance, via the NTU Blog…
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Blaim Steelers’ Fans for Soggy Field
A lot has been made about the condition of the field during last night’s Steelers-Dolphins game. First off let me say that was a great football game, and anyone who…
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A new rathole
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial on the use of taxpayer money to conduct political polls.
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Does Socialism Work in Health Care? Debunking the Myths
John Goodman on some facts about Canadian and US health care.
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State bonus investigation a step ahead of shredders
Post-Gazette article on how the Attorney General’s investigation into Bonusgate is prevent House Democrats from recycling paper.
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New oil refineries needed
A commentary in the Washington Times notes that “A recent report shows the energy bill being negotiated between the House and the Senate would dramatically increase energy (including gasoline)…
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Turnpike Commission’s version of MiniTru
Turnpike Commission Vice-Chair and bond attorney Tim Carson in the Morning Call offers a rebuttal to the Brouillette-Gilroy Commentary. Carson’s editorial is as accurate as an Enron…
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The Tragedy of the Commons
John Stossel on the lost lesson of Thanksgiving: When the Pilgrims first settled the Plymouth Colony, they organized their farm economy along communal lines. The goal was to…
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Turnpike temerity: Stop the games!
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial on the Turnpike Commission’s shenanigans.
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The Most Important Election of Our Time
What happens when there is a tie for election? Run off? Coin Flip? Supreme Court case? Duel to the death? Rock Paper Scissors? In the case of the Wormleysburg Assessors…
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Videos and Pictures from Speaker Franklin Awards Dinner
Videos from the Speaker Franklin Awards Dinner on YouTube View the Photos on Flickr…
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A new effort on open-records bill
Bill DeWeese is planning to push an amendment to the House open records bill, which would strengthen it, making it like the Senate bill, but applying to the…
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SEC investigation into Brimmeier?
Here is a letter to SEC regional director Daniel Hawkes from Sen. Jake Corman, and the response from the SEC director. Corman questions whether or not Pennsylvania Turnpike…
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Toll criticisms mount; Better solutions exist
Editorial from the Williamsport SunGazette. No, we didn’t write it for them. 🙂 “When it comes to problem-solving, the I-80 toll proposal is the same old Pennsylvania government solution…
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Pa. puts a heavy stake on I-80 tolls
Good summary of the I-80 tolling situation and the concerns regarding federal approval – including noting that mass transit would get $150 million less if I-80 is not tolled…
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EBay sellers pushed to get auctioneer licenses
In an absurd extension of state power, the Board of Auctioneer Examiners in the State Department is trying to shut down EBay sellers (those selling on behalf on others). See…
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State Small Business Climate Ranking
The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council released its state rankings on Policy Environment for Entrepreneurship. Pennsylvania ranks a middling 24th (1 is best). The rankings incorporate several taxes, government…
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Where do judges come from?
Paul Jacob on Townhall.com on “merit selection” of judges in Missouri. So, just who makes up the Appellate Judicial Commission? How are they chosen? Good questions. The…
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Colossal Waste of Tax Dollars for Useless Education Study
Allegheny Institute Policy Brief on the “costing out study”. To further illustrate the wrongheadedness of the study, consider its recommendation for two Southwestern Pennsylvania school districts that…
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