Staff

PennDOT’s managers can earn overtime

• February 10, 2012

Topics on this page Pennsylvania Department of Transportation…

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Harrisburg International Airport dangles $500,000 for nonstop Denver flights

• February 10, 2012

Topics on this page DenverHarrisburg International Airport…

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Taxes & Economy

Marcellus Shale Bill Summarized

• February 9, 2012

Gov. Corbett is expected to sign HB 1950, a comprehensive bill addressing Marcellus Shale. What’s inside the bill? The Marcellus Shale impact tax included in HB 1950 falls short of…

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Public Union Democracy

Turn on the Fiscal Fire Hose

• Priya Brannick
• February 9, 2012

Since Gov. Corbett unveiled his 2012-13 budget Tuesday, we’ve noted how it reduces overall spending for only the second time in 40 years. We’ve also explained that despite…

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Taxes & Economy

PA House Roll Call Vote on Marcellus Shale Billl

• Nathan Benefield
• February 9, 2012

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania House passed the HB 1950 Conference Committee Report by a 101-90 margin with 99 Republicans and 2 Democrats FOR it and 10 Republicans and 80 Democrats AGAINST…

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State Budget

5 Facts about Gov. Corbett’s Budget Proposal

• Nathan Benefield
• February 8, 2012

Here are five things everyone should know about Gov. Corbett’s proposed Pennsylvania state budget. Reduces overall spending. Both the General Fund and the total operating budgethave been cut – for…

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Taxes & Economy

Senate Votes on Natural Gas Tax (HB1950)

• February 8, 2012

On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, the Pennsylvania Senate passed HB 1950 Conference Committee Report by a 31-19 margin with 26 Republicans and 5 Democrats FOR it and 4 Republicans…

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Taxes & Economy

Don’t Feed the Sharks!

• Matthew Brouillette
• February 8, 2012

Many Republicans, who once opposed raising taxes, are justifying their anticipated vote to increase taxes on the natural gas industry (it’s not a FEE to pay for uncompensated costs…something…

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Will These House Members Honor Their Pledge?

• February 8, 2012

That is the question Pennsylvanians are asking this afternoon, as 30 House members who signed their name and pledged to the people of the commonwealth not to raise taxes, are being asked to…

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State Budget

Fireproofing Pennsylvania’s Economy

• Nathan Benefield
• February 8, 2012

It doesn't take a crystal ball to see that without swift action Pennsylvania's fiscal house will soon burst into flames. State lawmakers have adequate warning about the threats to our…

Commentary

Governor’s Proposed Budget Means Cuts for Education & Welfare

• February 7, 2012

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Corbett’s budget mostly holds line on school spending

• February 7, 2012

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Education

Budget Cuts Do Not Equal Tuition Hikes

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 7, 2012

Last year we highlighted waste in public higher education, such as Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s golf simulator with 52 different golf courses and Penn State’s decision to construct new…

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State Budget

Stop the Fiscal Inferno!

• February 7, 2012

Burn, baby, burn, it’s a fiscal inferno! Okay, perhaps that’s not exactly how the old disco song goes, but that’s certainly how some politicians are singing it in Harrisburg.

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Taxes & Economy

Stop the Job-Killing Marcellus Tax!!!

• February 7, 2012

A job-killing Marcellus Shale tax is being rammed through the legislature right now! With great speed and little transparency, House Bill 1950 was turned into a job-killing tax, littered with…

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Will Gov. Corbett cut public education in budget again?

• February 7, 2012

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Pennsylvania to Vote on Permitting Counties to Tax Natural Gas

• February 7, 2012

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Regulation

Pennsylvania State Budget Background & 2012 Preview

• February 7, 2012

The FY 2011-12 total operating budget of $63.4 billion, which included $27.1 billion in General Fund spending, represented the first year-to-year reduction in state spending in at least 40 years.

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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

Memo on Marcellus Shale Impact Fee “Deal”

• Matthew Brouillette
• February 6, 2012

Memo from Matthew Brouillette to Pennsylvania General Assembly on Marcellus Shale Impact Fee "Deal."…

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Welfare

Even Big Government Advocates Understand the Welfare Trap

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 6, 2012

Big government lobbyists and CF don’t agree on much with welfare, but funnily enough, even they acknowledge that Pennsylvania’s welfare system keeps people in poverty. It [a food…

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