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VP Josh Shapiro? Ad Spotlights Governor’s Failed Leadership
Harrisburg, Pa., July 22, 2024 — Some political pundits say Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would provide the Democratic presidential ticket a boost in a critical battleground state. That will only be…
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Governor Shapiro’s Do-Nothing Record Makes Him a Perfect Fit for Vice President
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New Ad Highlights Shapiro’s Historic Ineffectiveness
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New TV/Digital Ad Holds Gov. Shapiro Accountable for Turning His Back on Vulnerable Families
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Republicans, Not Conservatives
Cal Thomas notes that “Republicans may have controlled all three branches of government, but conservatives haven’t.”…
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Who “gets stuck in Iraq”?
Even though I may be the only person in America who believe John Kerry was attempting to call President Bush uneducated and stupid, not our troups (not that calling the…
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The Acorn Indictments
Say it isn’t so, a union-backed organization involved in election fraud? Wow, I thought unions were only concerned about the working man, not politics.
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Governor Rendell, Fiscal Conservative
Commonwealth Foundation applauds veto of HB 1813 Harrisburg, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives applauded Governor Rendell’s decision to veto HB 1813, despite overwhelming support for…
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We’ve cut federal taxes, but now it’s time to cut spending
Ed Feulner commentary on federal spending. Dr. Feulner will be speaking at our 2006 Speaker Franklin Awards Gala.
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Many Kids Still Left Behind
A report released today by the Fordham Foundation takes a look at how well states are doing in terms of educating low-income and minority students. Pennsylvania gets pretty poor marks…
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More coverage of government reform
More media coverage of yesterday’s release of the Reform Report Card: Chambersburg Public OpinionCarlisle SentinelBucks County Courier Times, featuring the gem: “Rendell spokeswoman Kate…
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Failure to Reform State Government
The Commonwealth Foundation joined with other good government reform groups to issue a Report Card on the Roadmap to Reform. Coverage of the Press Conference can be found…
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School Uniform
Clint Bolick editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal on lawsuits that would eliminate charter schools.
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Management 101 for Our Public Schools
Terry Moe in today’s Wall Street Journal on incentive pay for teachers.
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Scams in mass transit
Q & A with Wendell Cox in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
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How NOT to reduce the cost of college
Senator Joe Conti unveiled a proposal to expand the state sales tax and dedicate the revenue to Penn State University. Why? Penn State’s tuition is too high. This proposal…
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Majority believes government doing too much
A poll showing what everyone already knew, including CNN – except lawmakers at the federal and state level, who (in the words of John McCain) “have increased government in…
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Ranking of least, most dangerous cities
First the World Series, now The Most Dangerous City: St. Louis beats Detroit for the title. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, and Allentown all rank near the bottom of the list. Listed…
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The Education Revolution America Needs
From the Washington Post’s Think Tank Town.
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The Sanford Model
Wall Street Journal uncovers that there is at least one fiscal conservative remaining in the Republican Party.
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Overspending on Roads
Rep. Curt Schroder has uncovered wasteful, pork-barrel spending on roads. The Rendell Administration’ recent reclassified certain highway maintenance projects as “construction projects.” As construction projects, they are subject to…
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Importing Poverty: Immigration and Poverty in the United States
Heritage Foundation Report: Importing Poverty: Immigration and Poverty in the United States: A Book of Charts…
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Right To Work States Benefit from Faster Growth
Data sheet from the National Institute for Labor Relations Research show how Right to Work states have faster economic growth and greater purchasing power than Forced-Unionism States (including…
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Late-night legislating reawakens reformers
Patriot News article on the late night shenanigans of our General Assembly. Also read our News Release on the manner in which “Cover All Kids” was passed. Eric…
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What Is Consumer-Directed Health Care?
In the wake of expanding government-run health care in PA, here is a primer on Consumer-Driven Health Care Reform by John Goodman (of NCPA, not The Big Lebowski)…
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