Public Union Democracy

Shippensburg Asks for Prevailing Wage Relief

Nathan Benefield
June 14, 2011

Shippensburg Borough Council recently passed a resolution asking for state relief from prevailing wage mandates. Prevailing wage mandates were imposed 50 years ago in Pennsylvania, following federal Davis-Bacon Act…

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Taxes & Economy

The Real Victims of a Severance Tax

June 7, 2011

Jim VanBlarcom, a busy Bradford County dairy farmer, set a work day aside to come to Harrisburg and tell his story to Gov. Tom Corbett's Marcellus Shale panel. Royalty money…

Commentary

Union Red Herring Erring

June 2, 2011

The recent Pennsylvania AFL-CIO media campaign to malign Rep. Scott Perry by saying he wants to “punish workers” is as off base as it is disingenuous. The union, for…

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Antitax campaigner holds a lot of sway in Harrisburg

May 24, 2011

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Regulation

Privatization Could Save Harrisburg

Elizabeth Stelle
May 18, 2011

In December, Harrisburg entered into the state’s ominous Act 47 program for distressed cities to avoid bankruptcy. Privatization seems one option to help the city deal with its debt…

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Education

Saving Our School Boards

Matthew Brouillette
May 17, 2011

Schools must be able to furlough teachers based on a broad-based assessment of student needs, not a last-in/first-out requirement that ignores teachers' classroom performance, ability to connect with students, grasp…

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Education

The Governor is Right and the Union Bosses are Wrong

Charles Mitchell
May 11, 2011

I’m in Pittsburgh today, but I can hear the shouting in Harrisburg from here: Union bosses are hopping mad at Gov. Tom Corbett for calling them out in his…

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Regulation

A Penny Saved or a Penny Burned?

Nathan Benefield
May 11, 2011

For any family, saving a few dollars for the future and paying off credit card bills would be the fiscally prudent path. Likewise, state lawmakers should resist the temptation to…

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Government Accountability

Reining in Spending with Performance-Based Budgeting

Elizabeth Stelle
May 4, 2011

The House State Government Committee held a hearing today on reforming the budgeting process. HB 726, sponsored by Rep. Stan Saylor, would institute performance based-budgeting. Today, most of the…

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