Toll war building strength

• Nathan Benefield
• December 6, 2007

Article in the Centre Daily Times on the Anti I-80 tolling movement.

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Tolling rivals confront leaders

• Nathan Benefield
• December 3, 2007

Centre Daily Times on the most recent discussion of tolling I-80. Sounds like it isn’t too popular in that neck of the woods. Also, Turnpike CEO Joe Brimmeier is…

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Health Care

The Pension and Healthcare Non-Crisis

• Richard Dreyfuss
• January 29, 2007

Despite the well-documented unfunded liabilities in Pennsylvania’s largest public employee pension plans (PSERS and SERS), the response from Harrisburg to the coming fiscal crisis ranges from denial to paralysis. Following…

Commentary

Specter urges GOP to re-evaluate priorities after election losses

• Nathan Benefield
• November 8, 2006

Centre Daily article on Arlen Specter’s take on the election – I expected this assessment from TV analysts and Democratic critics, but not from a current GOP Senator. Then…

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Education

Excess at PHEAA

• Nathan Benefield
• August 18, 2006

Following Commonwealth Foundation president Matthew Brouillette’s chat about PHEAA on Wednesday’s Bob Durgin Show, a number of newspapers have run stories of the staff bonuses, “profit,” and extravagant trips…

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Regulation

EDITORIAL | Public servants retire in luxury

• May 30, 2006

Centre Daily Times on how our “servants” have become “masters” at the expense of the public.

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Regulation

Pa. lawmakers find retiring pays

• May 28, 2006

Excellent article from the Centre Daily Times on the coming pension crisis. “It’s a train wreck waiting to happen — it’s barreling down the tracks at us,” said Centre…

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Regulation

Pay Raise and Pensions Linked

• Nathan Benefield
• March 27, 2006

Coverage of the pay raise and pension link from Centre Daily Times, citing Rick Dreyfuss and our pension study.

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Regulation

Dreyfuss on the pension crisis

• March 17, 2006

…in the Centre Daily Times.

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