State Budget

Is Rendell Lying About State Police Layoffs?

• Nathan Benefield
• July 1, 2009

Gov. Rendell has been quoted on numerous occasions claiming the budget passed by the Pennsylvania Senate last month would result in the layoff of 800 state police.  We pointed out…

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Citizens to Lawmakers: Please, No More Taxes!

• June 30, 2009

M e m o r a n d u m______________________________________________________________ Date:        June 30, 2009To:           Gov. Rendell and Members of the Pennsylvania General AssemblyFrom:       The UndersignedRE:          Please,…

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Regulation

Has Gambling Reduced Property Taxes?

• Nathan Benefield
• June 29, 2009

In a press conference last week, Gov. Rendell patted himself on the back for all the property tax relief he has provided via gambling.  But John Delano of KDKA-TV in…

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State Budget

Will Pennsylvania Budget Lead to Dogs and Cats Living Together?

• Nathan Benefield
• June 27, 2009

After weeks of new releases, press conferences, and taxpayer-funded bus tours about the horrors that will ensue if the Pennsylvania state budget is $27.3 billion instead of…

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Taxes & Economy

The Road Less Travelled in Pennsylvania

• Matthew Brouillette
• June 26, 2009

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of occasional commentaries on how Pennsylvania can turn around its economic fortune.  In their first installment, “Reviving Pennsylvania,” Brouillette and…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Rendell calls CF’s job loss numbers “BS”

• Matthew Brouillette
• June 25, 2009

Last night, Gov. Rendell defended his tax increase proposals on WITF’s state-wide broadcast. Lt. Gov. Joe Scarnati also challenged the Governor’s efforts to sell “snake oil”. But when Nell…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvanians are Voting with Their Feet

• June 24, 2009

I wonder how many believe that forgoing new taxes and cutting back spending would lead the state of Pennsylvania to the “post apocalyptic landscape of Cormac McCarthy’s novel soon-to-be-movie,…

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State Budget

Tax Everyone But the Guy Behind the Tree

• Nathan Benefield
• June 24, 2009

Gov. Rendell’s hypocrisy on tax policy is on full display this budget season. While Rendell is demanding higher taxes on individuals and most businesses, he is also working to preserve…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Speaker McCall Throws Support behind Income Tax Hike

• June 23, 2009

Pressured by a looming June 30th budget deadline and Gov. Ed Rendell’s economic team, House Speaker Keith McCall of Carbon County announced yesterday his support for a 16% increase…

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