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Government Accountability

The price of gas

• April 25, 2006

Gouging…by government. Read the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Editorial.

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Regulation

2001 pension vote could cost billions

• April 24, 2006

The REPUBLICAN & Herald story on the coming crisis.

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Regulation

Pension caps would benefit taxpayers

• April 24, 2006

Commonwealth Foundation Senior Fellow Rick Dreyfuss in today’s Patriot-News.

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Education

New Report on High School Graduation

• Nathan Benefield
• April 19, 2006

A new report from the Manhattan Institute, released today, attempts to calculate real (as opposed to reported) high school graduation rates, using a consistent methodology across states. They found…

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Taxes & Economy

Cut taxes to attract jobs

• April 14, 2006

Commonwealth Foundation’s Nate Benefield in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Government Accountability

One Man Collection Agency

• April 13, 2006

John Baer of the Philadelphia Daily News on Gov. Rendell’s campaign contributions.

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Government Accountability

Voter fraud in Pennsylvania? Gov. Rendell isn’t worried.

• Nathan Benefield
• April 13, 2006

John Fund on Pennsylvania election fraud and oddities in today’s Wall Street Journal…

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State Budget

Rendell’s faux budget hides real growth in spending : The Morning Call Online

• April 13, 2006

Read Grant Gulibon’s commentary in today’s Allentown Morning Call.

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Taxes & Economy

The Property Tax Relief Scholarship Act

• April 13, 2006

It is “like throwing gasoline on a fire,” said G. Terry Madonna, a political science professor at Franklin & Marshall College in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Reivew. The idea is “definitely…

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Regulation

They could have thought of a better title

• April 12, 2006

The Pittsbuhgh Post-Gazette titled their story, “Use casino revenue for school vouchers, group suggests.” I guess that’s better than “Dirty Gambling Money to Undermine the Separation of Church and…

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Taxes & Economy

New, Better Property Tax Relief Proposal – Media Coverage

• Nathan Benefield
• April 12, 2006

Patriot News “Breaking News” coverage of our Property Tax Relief Scholarship proposal. Get our press release, or download our Policy Brief for more details and district-specific property…

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Health Care

Health care for everyone?

• April 11, 2006

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney writes in today’s Wall Street Journal that he believes he’s found a way to provide health care for everyone, with “no new taxes, no employer…

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Education

Philly quadruples number of teachers fired for lack of performance

• April 10, 2006

Before you think there is a major focus on teacher quality in the Philadelphia School District, the quadrupling of the number of teacher fired for performance was from 2 in…

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Taxes & Economy

Governor Rendell: The Era of Big Government is Just Beginning

• Nathan Benefield
• April 10, 2006

Two Gems from Governor Rendell in The Scranton Times-Tribune: “Rendell says voters have a clear choice between a candidate who talks of cutting taxes and limiting spending – Swann…

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State Budget

Are they really “Fake” Republicans?

• Nathan Benefield
• April 10, 2006

OpinionJournal – John Fund on the Trail: “‘The Republican Party is now principally moderate, if not liberal’ on spending, Mr. Specter told reporters after a majority of GOP senators…

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Public Union Democracy

Rendell caught trying to help union buddies

• April 10, 2006

The Rendell Administration recently made a rules change that he changed again. Gov. Rendell’s Department of Labor and Industry had advised state and municipal governments that they would have to…

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Taxes & Economy

“Populism in pursuit of power preservation”

• April 9, 2006

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Colin McNickle has a few thoughts on the House’s passage of the minimum wage bill last week. Here’s an excerpt from today’s commentary, “Stop supporting fake…

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Can a black Republican win in a blue state?

• April 8, 2006

Interesting Wall Street Journal article on Maryland’s Michael Steele run for U.S. Senate.

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State Budget

CAGW Pig Book: $29 BIllion in Pork in 2006

• Nathan Benefield
• April 6, 2006

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released their annual Pig Book yesterday, which indentifies $29 billion of pork-spending (defined as requests by members of Congress for special projects) in the…

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Public Union Democracy

“The truth is in the toilet”

• April 6, 2006

Michael Smerconish of the Philadelphia Daily News writes about the REAL reason his newspaper is being sold — the labor unions.

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Education

PHEAA says receipts would reveal secrets

• Nathan Benefield
• April 5, 2006

PHEAA refuses to disclose what they are spending their money on, the Patriot News reports, citing “trade secrets.” Far be it from me to suggest that taxpayers and…

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