Education

Pennsylvania Higher Education Spending

  • April 2, 2012

Pennsylvania taxpayers subsidize higher education through appropriations to 14 state-owned universities (Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, or PASSHE), four state-related universities (Penn State, Pittsburgh, Temple, and Lincoln), community colleges,…

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Taxes & Economy

Job-Killing Marcellus Energy TAX Emerges

  • February 6, 2012

A new TAX on Marcellus Shale appears on the horizon. Below is a summary of the behind-closed-doors deal struck by a handful of legislators and staff, according to a memo…

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Taxes & Economy

Impact Fee: Compromise on Details, not Principles

  • January 18, 2012

Capitolwire reports (subscription required) on the negotiations between the House and Senate Marcellus Shale impact fee bills — HB 1950 and SB 1100. Here’s a recap: The fee…

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Taxes & Economy

Drilling Regulations in Pennsylvania vs. Neighbors

  • December 21, 2011

Marcellus Shale opponents often mislead the public with claims such as the industry doesn’t pay taxes (debunked here), the economic benefits are overstated (read here,…

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Regulation

PLCB: Buy More, Drink Less, Embrace Hypocrisy!

  • November 23, 2011

From the growing library of Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board doublespeak comes a PLCB news release today urging responsible drinking over the holiday season. What’s wrong with that you ask?  Well, nothing if you…

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Taxes & Economy

100,000+ Improperly Get Pa. Med Benefits

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • October 27, 2011

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare testified that hundreds of thousands of individuals were improperly receiving Medicaid, taxpayer-funded health care for the poor and the disabled. Capitolwire writes:…

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Regulation

Is Liquor Liberty Dangerous?

  • October 19, 2011

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board operates with a clear conflict of interest. It is charged with both enforcement and managing sales. It spends millions to advertise alcohol products.

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Taxes & Economy

State Regulators are Best Equipped to Monitor Drilling

  • September 20, 2011

Congress is considering the FRAC Act, legislation to transfer hydraulic fracturing oversight from states to the Environmental Protection Agency, but the EPA has already proved itself incapable of the…

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