Government Accountability

Myth-Busting SEPTA

• August 15, 2025

For the Pennsylvania state budget, mass transit funding is all the rage these days—literally. The primary debate in Harrisburg revolves around the question of whether to send more state dollars…

Blog

State Budget

Mass Transit Bailout

• April 28, 2025

2025 Budget Proposal Seeks to Further Subsidize Inefficient Agencies Summary Mass transit agencies, including Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) in Pittsburgh, have seen…

Fact Sheet

Education

S2: E6 Featuring CEO of ACE Scholarships Norton Rainey

• August 5, 2024

In this episode of the School Choice Report podcast, host David Hardy is joined by Norton Rainey, CEO of ACE Scholarships, based in Denver, Colorado. ACE Scholarships is dedicated to…

Podcast

Regulation

Great Communicators: Pension Reform

• August 30, 2014

Ed. note: These are the remarks given by Dawn Meling, CF’s director of marketing & outreach, at the Great Communicators Tournament in Denver, CO. on September 25, 2014. Thank…

Testimony

Harrisburg International Airport dangles $500,000 for nonstop Denver flights

• February 10, 2012

Media Hit

Taxes & Economy

Transportation Funding Must be Tied to Reform

• Matthew Brouillette
• September 28, 2011

Testimony of Matthew J. Brouillette to the Senate and House Transportation Committees Thank you Chairman Rafferty and Chairman Geist and members of the committees for the invitation to testify today…

Testimony

Education

Enacting Effective Merit Pay

• March 21, 2011

Merit pay for teachers, proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett in his budget address, would tie teacher salaries to student progress, instead of increasing salaries annually regardless of performance. Only…

Media

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…

Testimony

Taxes & Economy

Transportation Funding Solutions Require Reforms and Reprioritization

• Matthew Brouillette, Nathan Benefield
• April 14, 2010

Now that the federal government has rejected the ill-conceived plan to toll I-80 for a third, and supposedly final time, Gov. Rendell and the General Assembly must implement serious solutions…

Commentary