Taxes & Economy

Sorry PennFuture, No Gas Tax for Staycations

• October 22, 2010

That didn’t take long. After Senate Republican leaders Joe Scarnati, Dominic Pileggi, and Jake Corman notified Gov. Ed Rendell of their “best offer” for a tax plan on the natural…

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State Budget

Rendell’s Legacy of Spending

• Nathan Benefield
• October 22, 2010

Here is my letter to the editor in today’s Wall Street Journal on Gov. Rendell’s spending record: Regarding the contribution of Gov. Ed Rendell in “Four…

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State Budget

Harrisburg Considers Bankruptcy, Act 47

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 21, 2010

Last night, Harrisburg officials held a hearing to determine if the city qualifies for Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Financial Recovery Program, Act 47. Mayor Linda Thompson and Governor Rendell support entrance…

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Regulation

Harrisburg’s Woes: Coming to a City Near You

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 19, 2010

Gov. Rendell's recent state bailout of the city of Harrisburg has brought attention to the capital city's fiscal mismanagement. With millions in debt payments and an enormous pension obligation, Harrisburg's…

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Taxes & Economy

PennFuture Will Say Anything to Get a Gas Tax

• October 13, 2010

Here’s a letter to the editor I submitted in response to inflammatory claims made by PennFuture’s Jan Jarret and AFL-CIO’s Richard Bloomingdale about a severance tax: A recent editorial…

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Taxes & Economy

PennFuture: Just Give Us Your Money Already

• October 12, 2010

Like Gov. Ed Rendell, PennFuture today held a whining session (were they at the same one?) about the Senate’s “failure” to pass a severance tax on natural…

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Regulation

Commonwealth Foundation President Calls Pension Reform “Bailout for Union Bosses”

• October 12, 2010

HARRISBURG, PA (10.12.10) – Commonwealth Foundation president and CEO Matthew J. Brouillette released the following statement regarding HB 2497 — the so-called SERS & PSERS pension reform legislation currently before…

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Rendell: Just Give Me Your Money Already

• Nathan Benefield
• October 12, 2010

Gov. Ed “if you vote for Republicans you might die” Rendell held another lame-duck press conference today to quack about not getting higher taxes. Whining that the PA Constitutional…

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State Budget

Spending Revolt Tour: Day 5 Update

• Matthew Brouillette
• October 11, 2010

The Spending Revolt National Tour stopped in Scranton on Sunday night for a Town Hall meeting, which was streamed live (and available here and below). The Scranton…

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