Education

Are Cyber School Students Second-Class Citizens?

• August 30, 2013

Editor’s Note: Jake Swink is a summer intern at Commonwealth Foundation and, starting in September, will be an active duty 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force specializing in cyber…

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Government Accountability

Playing Politics at the PLCB

• August 23, 2013

Politics is getting in the way of reform at the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, according to Tribune-Review reporter Kari Andren, who gives us a fascinating look at the internal…

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Regulation

Drawing Liquor Lessons from the Turnpike Commission

• Matthew Brouillette
• April 1, 2013

Following last week's House vote, the Pennsylvania Senate has the opportunity to end similar corruption and taxpayer costs by dismantling the PLCB—the Turnpike Commission's cousin in wasted money and broken…

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Public Union Democracy

Union Party Speaks: Defend Union Agenda

• Nathan Benefield
• April 16, 2012

We’ve mentioned many times that the real party controlling the Pennsylvania legislature is not the Republican Party, but rather the Union Party. Today, in a story by the Pittsburgh…

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Government Accountability

Blog Roundup

• Nathan Benefield
• September 21, 2009

The Commonwealth Foundation has made it around the blogs this weekend; here are some recent citations: Tony Phyrillas, PA Water Cooler, and Pennsylvania Guardian give us some…

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Buses from Pennsylvania for 9/12 March on Washington

• Nathan Benefield
• August 19, 2009

Here is some info of buses being coordinate from various parts of Pennsylvania for the 9/12 March on Washington:  The 9/12 Project PA has lists of a…

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Government Accountability

“Full-Time” Lawmakers Earn Plenty of Outside Income

• Nathan Benefield
• March 27, 2009

Team 4 Reports uncovers that Pennsylvania legislators, who earn about $80,000 per year in salary for their full-time job, also earn plenty of outside income (HT Grassroots PA).

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Public Union Democracy

Modern Day Patriots: Taking on Government Officials

• July 6, 2008

Bucks County Commissioners get an earful from taxpayers about the tentative AFSCME collective bargaining agreement that forces non-union employees to pay fees to the union as a condition of…

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Education

The Pennsylvania State (Everything But) Education Association

• Matthew Brouillette
• September 25, 2002

Almost as predictable as the beginning of the football season is the start of the strike season by public school employees in Pennsylvania. And the kick-off to the 2002-03 school…

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