Ed Rendell Archives

Taxes & Economy

Governor Rendell Strikes Out With Economic Development Bonds

Matthew Brouillette
April 3, 2003

Governor Ed Rendell moonlights as a cable television sports commentator. So when Pennsylvanians recently saw headlines reading “Rendell Wants $2 Billion for Bonds,” many of them could be forgiven for…

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Education

What $17.4 Billion Cant Buy

Matthew Brouillette
March 21, 2003

There are few things in Pennsylvania that $17,438,840,000 cannot buy. Yet in signing the 2003-04 Budget, Governor Rendell told Pennsylvanians that $10,400 average per-pupil revenue is simply not enough to…

Commentary

Education

Getting More, Paying Less: Children, Taxpayers, and Public Schools Benefit from the Educational Improvement Tax Credit

March 1, 2003

Executive Summary The public school system is one of the most expansive and expensive government monopolies in America. Yet both real-world experience and economic research suggest that this monopoly of…

Fact Sheet

Taxes & Economy

Creating A Truly New Pennsylvania

Matthew Brouillette
January 30, 2003

Pennsylvanians with high hopes that Governor Ed Rendell’s economic development policies will create a “new Pennsylvania” had better be prepared for disappointment. The new governor’s recent public comments make it…

Commentary

Education

School Taxes and Education Quality: Rendells Rhetoric Versus Reality

Matthew Brouillette
January 22, 2003

Governor Rendell’s inaugural speech reiterated his campaign promise to reform Pennsylvania’s school funding and property tax system while boosting the state’s share of total school revenue to 50 percent. But…

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

Nobody should be forced to pay for someone elses politics!

Matthew Brouillette
October 22, 2002

Testimony of Matthew J. Brouillette, President, Commonwealth Foundation Thank you Mr. Chairman and Members of the House Labor Relations Committee for the invitation to testify this morning on an important…

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