Is your governor a good-time Charlie?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 22, 2007

That is the question posed by Stephen Moore as he discusses State Spending Sprees in the Wall Street Journal. The answer, if you are reading this in the Keystone…

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Governors health care plan assailed

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 22, 2007

Alison Hawkes in The Herald Standard on business groups responses to Governor Rendell’s universal healthcare plan. [Rendell healthcare spokeswoman] Kelchner said she can’t understand why business trade associations are…

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You may need $1 more for turnpike

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 21, 2007

More coverage of the Turnpike’s “public-public” partnership plan in the Patriot News, with a brief mention of Matt Brouillette’s testimony to the Senate Transportation Committee. Also read Geoff…

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PA’s Election Influence

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 16, 2007

While some have called for an earlier primary to “give Pennsylvania more influence” in Presidential nominations, PA’s influence is likely to decline for another reason — stagnant population growth. The…

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House GOP will limit PSAs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 16, 2007

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the PA House GOP will limit “public service announcements” to three per year per members. Even I buy the logic that the state needs to…

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PHEAA runs up bills for wives

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 15, 2007

Listing of PHEAA Conference expenses compiled by Jan Murphy featured in the Tribune Review. The list is absolutely amazing. Meanwhile Sen. Michael O’Pake stated that the PHEAA board,…

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Free-Market Health Reform

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 15, 2007

GOP legislators have introduced a healthcare reform plan based on market principles to challenge the governor’s government run healthcare proposal. Unfortunately that is going on in California, not Pennsylvania (at…

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HSAs and ER visits

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 15, 2007

A Harvard Medical School study links high deductible health plans (which include HSA plans) to fewer emergency room visits. Turns out (as the Commonwealth Foundation has said many…

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The arena deal: Lost opportunity

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 14, 2007

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial on the welfare for the Penguins. The Post-Gazette has more of the details of the deal here. Also read Lee Wishing’s Commentary on the…

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