Government Accountability
Good government groups unveil “A Citizens’ Guide to a Modern Constitutional Convention”
New Report Sets Framework for Meaningful Reform HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention Commission, in conjunction with the Civic Research Alliance, today unveiled “A Citizens’ Guide to a Modern…
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Prison Overcrowding Solutions
Testimony submitted to the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee We would like to thank the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for giving us the opportunity to submit testimony on the…
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Time to Empower Pennsylvanians With Reform
Harrisburg, PA – CF President and CEO Matthew J. Brouillette released the following statement today in response to the latest round of Bonusgate indictments: Today is but the latest…
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Break Up SEPTA
How can Pennsylvania lawmakers avoid this mess? The first step is to open mass transit in Philadelphia to competitive contracting, whereby private companies would compete to operate SEPTA's network.
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A Brilliant Idea to Balance Cities’ Budget
The city of Harrisburg is hiring a consultant to give some tips to balance its budget, ABC 27 reports. Lancaster, PA hired the same firm a few years ago…
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Testimony on Proposed Pennsylvania High-Speed MagLev
Testimony of Randal O’Toole On the Proposed Pennsylvania High-Speed MagLev Before the Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee, November 6, 2009…
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Newspapers Endorse Pennsylvania Liquor Store Privatization
Following our report showing that moving from state-run liquor stores to licensure has little impact on alcohol consumption, underage drinking, and DUI rates, Pennsylvania papers are again joining the…
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Size Isn’t Everything
Sen. Dave Argall has introduced another attempt to reduce the size of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly. Pennsylvania is ranked 2nd in the nation for largest state legislator size (totaling…
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Government-Run Liquor Stores: The Social Impact of Privatization
Evidence from 48 states over time shows no link between market controls and these social goals. Divestiture of Pennsylvania's state liquor stores would represent a financial windfall to the state,…
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