Government Accountability

News Release: $65 Million in Earmarks Hidden in State’s Fiscal Code

  • August 16, 2017

Pennsylvanians shouldn’t need a decoder ring to know how their tax dollars are being spent. But lawmakers have hidden more than $65 million in vaguely worded earmarks in the Senate-passed…

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Regulation

Time to End Corporate Welfare Handouts

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 27, 2016

Conservatives loathe government handouts. Liberals denounce special favors to corporations. One thing can unify these two sides: ending Pennsylvania’s budget-busting corporate welfare handouts.

Commentary

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Regulation

Earmarks in Table Games Bill

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 16, 2009

I mentioned previously that the legislation authorizing table games at Pennsylvania casinos included a number of earmarks (directing funds to a specific project) and WAMs (creating a pot of money…

Media

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