Taxes & Economy
EDITORIAL | Begging the question
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorializes on the need to pursue REAL solutions to the transportation crisis. Unfortunately, “The Transportation Funding and Reform Commission should be named “The Beggar’s Opera” with…
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Taxpayers burdened by legislative greed in pension decisions
Daily Review Editorial on the Looming Crisis in state pension plans.
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Swann Tax Cuts
A report from the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center on the revenue losses from Lynn Swann’s proposed tax cuts would seem to cast doubt on our projections. There…
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Commonwealth Foundation Report Mentioned in Governor Debate
Here is the Commonwealth Foundation analysis cited in last night’s gubernatorial debate.
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Federal probe targets PHEAA
The US Department of Education is investigating PHEAA for overbilling taxpayers for federal loan reimbursements, the Patriot News reports. I guess PHEAA will have to open their books after…
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Getting Out of the Pension Dilemma
(Editors Note: This Commentary was originally published on March 8, 2006) Pennsylvania’s public employee pension plans are facing a looming financial crisis. Regardless of how one looks at the current…
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Supreme Court jumps into dispute over labor union fees in Washington state
The nation’s highest Court will review “paycheck protection” cases for which the Commonwealth Foundation filed a “friend of the court” brief in August urging the Court to consider…
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Editorial: PHEAA should open books or lose monopoly
DelcoTimes suggests “If PHEAA doesn’t want to open its books, the state should open its doors to competition in the student loan field. Then residents can compare organizations and…
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Transportation Pork
Here is the listing of the $706 million in federal Transportation Earmarks for PA cited in my testimony today.
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