Taxes & Economy

Marcellus Shale Local Impact Fee

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 26, 2011

Good evening. I am Elizabeth Stelle, a Policy Analyst for the Commonwealth Foundation. We are Pennsylvania’s free market think that crafts and promotes free-market policies based on guiding principles like…

Testimony

Regulation

PLCB Kiosk Catastrophe Contains Cover Up

• August 11, 2011

The Commonwealth Foundation strongly condemned the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board today for failing to listen to advisors and covering up interagency memos recommending against a failed wine kiosk program…

Press Release

Taxes & Economy

Biofuel Failure becomes Natural Gas Success

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 10, 2011

Pat Copple owns a biodiesel plant in Monaca, or at least he did until May when he started to convert his operation into a Marcellus wastewater treating facility. Copple says the…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Not Among Best States for Business

• Nathan Benefield
• May 17, 2011

Chief Executive Group released its annual Best/Worst States for Business report, bestowing another undesirable state ranking on Pennsylvania. The commonwealth ranked 39th out of the 50 states, dropping seven…

Media

Education

Property Taxpayer Referendum

• Nathan Benefield
• May 2, 2011

Good afternoon.  I am Nathan Benefield, Director of Policy Research for the Commonwealth Foundation.  We are a nonprofit, independent public policy research and educational institute based in Harrisburg.  I would…

Testimony

Regulation

Booze Boss Bio Baffles Board

• Nathan Benefield
• April 14, 2011

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board called our offices to let us know we were misinformed when we noted that PLCB Chairman Joe Conti co-sponsored legislation to privatize the liquor stores…

Media

Government Accountability

Bring PA Toward the Mainstream in Limiting Lawsuit Abuse

• April 13, 2011

Having defeated a slew of trial-lawyer amendments, Pennsylvania's House of Representatives approved the Fair Share Act for the third time on Monday. The legislation, which has passed both chambers of the…

Commentary

Pennsylvania State Budget Overview

• April 6, 2011

Gov. Tom Corbett's FY 2011-12 budget proposal includes $63.6 billion in total operating spending—$27.3 billion in General Fund spending—a reduction of $3.3 billion from FY 2010-11. This budget restores overall…

Fact Sheet

Regulation

On Pennsylvania’s Job Growth

• Nathan Benefield
• March 31, 2011

Former Gov. Ed Rendell emerged from his semi-retirement to toot his own horn, saying his spending is why Pennsylvania’s economy is so great. Rendell cites statistics that Pennsylvania ranks…

Media