Government Accountability

Who’s Blogging About CF?

Nathan Benefield
February 25, 2010

Here are some recent updates from various blogs mentioning Commonwealth Foundation, or giving us some good linkage: Redstate notes our call for an independent investigation into Penn State professor…

Media

Government Accountability

Whistle-Blower Protection

February 23, 2010

Good morning. I’m Katrina Currie, a Research Fellow for the Commonwealth Foundation. I am joined by my colleague Elizabeth Bryan. The…

Testimony

Government Accountability

PA Lawmakers Use Per Diems to Buy Houses

Nathan Benefield
February 22, 2010

I have often remarked that the exorbitant costs of Pennsylvania legislators’ per diems (see Tribune Review and ABC 27 stories) – that they receive to pay for food…

Media

State Budget

Will the PA “Cost Cutting Commission” Cut Costs?

Nathan Benefield
February 21, 2010

The Pennsylvania Senate’s new Cost Study Commission met for the first time on Friday, discussing the cost of the state fleet – which currently maintains 16,000 vehicles, half of…

Media

State Budget

The True Cost of Unemployment Compensation

Elizabeth Stelle
February 17, 2010

Pennsylvania's unemployment compensation fund is bankrupt. Beginning in March 2009, the Keystone State borrowed over $2 billion from the federal government to keep it solvent. Unfortunately, unemployment continues to grow,…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

There PennFuture Goes Again!

Matthew Brouillette
February 16, 2010

This morning on Harrisburg’s NPR station WITF (audio), Commonwealth Foundation adjunct scholar Andrew Langer debated Jan Jarrett of PennFuture. Afterward Jarrett slammed us…

Media

Do as We Say, Not as We Do

Matthew Brouillette
February 15, 2010

Public sector unions argue that “defined-benefit” pension plans are necessary to attract and retain good government workers. They also argue that we must pay people equitably — i.e., we…

Media

State Budget

No Solutions in Rendell’s Budget

Nathan Benefield
February 10, 2010

The Keystone State for years has been afflicted by government inefficiency and overspending. Since Gov. Rendell took office in 2003, Pennsylvania’s burden of state and local taxes has increased from…

Commentary

State Budget

Rendell Budget Treats Symptoms, Ignores Disease

February 9, 2010

HARRISBURG, PA (02.09.10) – Commonwealth Foundation president and CEO Matthew J. Brouillette released the following statement in response…

Press Release