Three Myths about Free Market Conservatives

• Nathan Benefield
• September 23, 2010

Working for a free-market think tank, one hears all the attacks against conservatives and endures being given many labels.  Three of the most common attacks launched by both those who…

Commentary

Regulation

Privatizing Pittsburgh Parking

• Nathan Benefield
• September 21, 2010

The Post-Gazette reports the highest bid for a lease of Pittsburgh’s public parking garages came in at $452 million, well above what was expected. While the city of Pittsburgh…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Citizens Scrimp As Government Spends

• Matthew Brouillette
• September 20, 2010

With grim economic statistics mounting both here in Pennsylvania and throughout the nation, more and more of our fellow citizens are engaging in a collective belt-tightening. It is only our…

Commentary

State Budget

Rendell Starts State Bailout of Cities

• Nathan Benefield
• September 13, 2010

Yesterday, Gov. Rendell announced a $4.3 million bailout for the city of Harrisburg. The city, following decades of wasteful spending on things like a Wild West Museum and owning…

Media

State Budget

Is Harrisburg a Prediction of Things to Come?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• September 10, 2010

Harrisburg’s inability to pay off massive debts accumulated by years of wasteful spending made headlines in the Wall Street Journal. Last week, Harrisburg skipped a $3 million debt payment…

Media

Tell the Truth: PennFuture’s Tax in Search of a Problem

• September 9, 2010

Harrisburg, PA – Commonwealth Foundation President and CEO Matthew Brouillette was on hand Wednesday in Pittsburgh to counter claims that natural gas drilling is a scourge on the environment and…

Press Release

Taxes & Economy

What Rendell Wants from a Natural Gas Tax

• Nathan Benefield
• September 8, 2010

An AP story highlighting Gov. Rendell’s push for a natural gas tax comes with the misleading headline “Pa. gov wants gas industry to help shale towns.” Nothing of the…

Media

Energy

Energy 101

• September 5, 2010

Pennsylvania has always been a leading provider of America's energy. From timber and coal to the nation's first commercial oil well, and now the Marcellus Shale boom, traditional energy is…

Commentary

Four Reasons to Fight for Freedom

• September 4, 2010

My husband, Matt Brouillette, often talks about four of the reasons fighting for freedom in Pennsylvania is personal for him. Their names are Miles, Liberty, Lindy Joy, and Samantha.

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