Taxes & Economy

How Attractive is Pennsylvania Drilling?

  • August 10, 2010

Pop quiz: Drilling in Pennsylvania is as attractive as drilling in A) Arkansas B) Kansas or C) Cambodia? The correct answer is Cambodia. Currently, the Keystone State is one of…

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Taxes & Economy

More Reforms Before More Revenue in Transportation

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • June 23, 2010

Good morning and thank you Chairman Rafferty for the invitation to testify before your committee and for your consideration of our policy solutions to help address Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure funding…

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Regulation

$27 Billion Pension “Reform”: Still Doubling Down on Generational Theft

  • Richard Dreyfuss
  • June 21, 2010

On June 16, the PA House passed pension "non-reform" by further deferring the scheduled taxpayers' contributions to the state's largest government pension plans - the Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS)…

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Taxes & Economy

Why are PA Roads so Bad?

  • June 16, 2010

Some of my friends and I like to take road trips to and through the states that border PA. One of the jokes we always make is, “You can tell…

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Regulation

Rendell’s $52 Billion Pension “Reform”

  • Richard Dreyfuss
  • June 15, 2010

Gov. Rendell and the Democrat-controlled House are trying to redefine pension "reform" by further deferring the scheduled taxpayers' contributions to the state's largest government pension plans - the Public School…

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Public Union Democracy

Cost-Saving Ideas for Pennsylvania State Budget

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 12, 2010

Testimony of Nathan A. Benefield, Director of Policy Research, Commonwealth Foundation to the Pennsylvania Senate Government Management and Cost Study Commission,  April 12, 2010 Good morning; I am Nathan…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvanians More Unhappy Than Most

  • December 22, 2009

As the winter rolls around there is a lot to be unhappy about especially in the northeast regions of the United States. It is no wonder the a new…

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Taxes & Economy

Make Drill Here, Drill Now a Reality

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • August 5, 2009

Remember Drill Here Drill Now campaign? It’s one approval away from becoming a reality. As of October 1, 2008 no moratoriums exist on offshore oil and gas development, however,…

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Blogging About CF

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 30, 2009

Here are some recent coverage of the Commonwealth Foundation from blogs: Gunservatively looks at the five-year record of legalized gambling in Pennsylvania. PA Family Institute links to the…

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