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Public Union Democracy

Union Members Protest Union Bosses Pay Grab

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 25, 2012

California DMV worker Mariam Noujaim is furious with how union bosses are spending her hard-earned dues. In 2010, she and many other DMV workers were laid off while leaders…

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Regulation

Trib: PLCB Bottling Lies

• October 25, 2012

Forget for a moment ongoing ethics investigations concerning Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board execs and the myriad of reasons to brand the Barons of Booze an abomination.  For the…

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Regulation

Public vs Private Workers: Who Earns More?

• October 24, 2012

State governments pay on average 6.2 percent more per hour in wages and benefits, including pension benefits, than the private sector according a new report from Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW). Public…

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Health Care

Contain Medicaid Fire, Turn Hose on Pension Crisis

• Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
• October 23, 2012

Last night’s presidential debate (despite the focus on foreign policy) featured much talk on skyrocketing debt and unsustainable entitlement programs. Protecting the middle class from growing debt isn’t a problem…

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Health Care

Why Repeal? The Affordable Care Act’s Costs to Pennsylvanians

• October 23, 2012

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—or "Obamacare"—will take more than $500 billion from American taxpayers by 2022, raise costs to state governments and increase the cost of private health…

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Medicaid no solution

• October 23, 2012

Topics on this page Medicaid…

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Regulation

Decipher PLCB Clues, Taxpayers Lose

• October 22, 2012

Do you remember playing the board game Clue?  It was one of my favorites as a kid; I loved deducing who committed the crime, in what room, and with…

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Baseball field: Work cooperatively to keep costs down

• October 22, 2012

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Monday Morning Coffee: State won’t take over troubled charter school

• October 22, 2012

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State’s pension woes to be topic of debate

• October 22, 2012

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Taxes & Economy

Pa. Job Growth Triples National Rate

• Nathan Benefield
• October 22, 2012

Last week saw the release of September state jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Media coverage of this jobs report focused on the unemployment rate only, which…

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LCB directors bring conflicting tales to table

• October 22, 2012

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Public Union Democracy

Unions Allowed to Stalk, Harrass, Threaten with WMDs

• Priya Brannick
• October 19, 2012

In August we told you about a U.S. Chamber of Commerce report that was pretty embarrassing for Pennsylvania. The report highlighted special protection for labor unions on activities that…

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Criminal Justice Reform

Pennsylvania Gets Landmark Corrections Reform

• October 18, 2012

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania passed the final piece, House Bill 135, of a landmark corrections reform package that transforms our ailing prison system to one that works better for YOU. Commonwealth Foundation…

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Education

Union Party Kills Charter Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• October 18, 2012

Yesterday, I noted that despite watering down a proposed charter school reform bill, legislators were still hearing from government union bosses and other…

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Accountability is a must for charter school reform

• October 18, 2012

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Education

Why Lawmakers Should Embrace Bold Action

• Nathan Benefield
• October 17, 2012

Yesterday, the State Senate approved SB 1115, a charter school reform bill, which now goes to the House. This is a positive development for Pennsylvania children and parents. However, the…

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Education

Teachers Union Worse Than Hollywood Portrayal

• Priya Brannick
• October 17, 2012

Pennsylvania State Education Association President Mike Crossey takes issue with the film “Won’t Back Down” for not matching “real-life experience” on teachers unions. He’s right—in real…

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Opponents say presale meeting proves Harrisburg not getting a fair deal with incinerator

• October 16, 2012

Topics on this page Harrisburg…

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Education

Top 5 Charter School Myths

• Priya Brannick
• October 15, 2012

Session days in the Pennsylvania legislature are dwindling, but the assembly still has time to pass essential reforms to how charter schools are run. The valuable reforms contained in…

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Taxes & Economy

Truth, Lies & Answers on Natural Gas Drilling

• October 15, 2012

Hydraulic fracturing has been closely studied since its development in the 1940s. Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the former head of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection have…

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