Regulation

Privatizing “Yellow Pages” Government

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 26, 2011

This report surveys the scope of Yellow Pages Government in Pennsylvania, looks at examples of state and local privatization throughout the country, and outlines best practices to equip lawmakers to…

Report

Public Union Democracy

State Tax Trends

• Nathan Benefield
• November 20, 2009

ATR has a new report on state tax trends. In addition to a roundup of state tax changes, the new report highlights trends with policy implications. While we pointed…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Turnpike Lease: Two years of deliberation

• Nathan Benefield
• September 16, 2008

An anonymous poster remarks that “we don’t want to rush into anything (like leasing the Turnpike)”, and compares it to the rush to pass Act 44. He/she is correct…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania could become policy innovator with turnpike lease

• Nathan Benefield
• August 26, 2008

The Wall Street Journal had a fairly lengthy cover story on the proposal to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Among the points addressed 1) Other states are looking to PA…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Concerns About Turnpike Lease Misguided

• Nathan Benefield
• March 19, 2008

Testimony before the PA House Transportation Committee Good morning. I am Nathan Benefield, Director of Policy Research for the Commonwealth Foundation. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research…

Testimony

No single solution to transportation crisis

• Nathan Benefield
• November 30, 2007

Robert Latham takes us (along with the Turnpike Commission) to task in an Patriot News op-ed. Among the charges lobbed our way is that we are pushing a Turnpike…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Transportation Letter to Gov. Rendell and the General Assembly

• July 14, 2007

CF expresses concerns over transportation bill July 14, 2007 The Honorable Edward G. RendellOffice of the GovernorCommonwealth of PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PA 17120 Members of the General AssemblyCommonwealth…

Press Release

Taxes & Economy

New Paradigm Equals New Opportunities

• March 22, 2007

The global environment for transportation financing is entering a new paradigm. Like many states, Pennsylvania finds itself at the convergence of two intersecting trends that demand fiscal attention: First, growing…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Financing and Managing Transportation in PA

• March 6, 2007

Commonwealth Foundation report recommends Public-Private Partnerships Harrisburg, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation released a new report, The Emerging Paradigm: Financing and Managing Pennsylvania’s Transportation Infrastructure and Mass Transit, which…

Press Release