Taxes & Economy

Why Pennsylvania Should Not Build High-Speed Rail

• July 23, 2009

Last week, Gov. Rendell  submitted an application to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a share of the $8 billion of stimulus money Congress allocated for high-speed rail. This raises…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Taxpayers Spend $1 Million to Entertain Lawmakers from Other States

• July 22, 2009

This week, Philadelphia plays host to the National Conference of State Legislatures conference. No Pennsylvania legislators have been able to attend the gathering because they’re needed in Harrisburg for…

Media

Education

The Faulty Premise of the Budget Impasse

• Matthew Brouillette, Nathan Benefield
• July 20, 2009

Governor Rendell wants the taxpayers to spend more on public schools.  So do Republicans in the General Assembly—nearly 12 percent more.  Yet education funding remains a major obstacle in the…

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Government Accountability

Cost and Benefits of State Spending Transparency

• July 17, 2009

The Mercatus Center has a new podcast on state online spending transparency.  Jerry Brito, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, discusses the need for spending transparency in states…

Media

Time to End Direct Higher Education Subsidies

• July 14, 2009

Harrisburg, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation applauds the Pennsylvania House Democrats’ proposed elimination of higher education funding in the state budget, forcing lawmakers to re-examine the state’s role in funding…

Press Release

Pennsylvania’s Flawed Film Tax Credit

• July 14, 2009

HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation today released Pennsylvania’s Flawed Film Tax Credit: What the ERA study won’t tell you, a policy brief by economists and adjunct scholars Pavel Yakovlev…

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A Real Budget Solution!

• July 13, 2009

HARRISBURG, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation unveiled a new proposal to help generate revenue to fill the state budget deficit—selling statuettes of Gov. Ed Rendell. Last week, Gov. Rendell…

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CF Applauds House Republicans’ Budget

• July 10, 2009

HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation today applauded state House Republicans for offering a fiscally responsible state budge proposal.   “The House Republicans’ proposal shows that ‘yes, we can‘ balance…

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Regulation

Pennsylvania’s Gambling Addiction

• July 9, 2009

Five years ago this month, Gov. Rendell signed into law the signature policy achievement of his tenure -- legalized slot machine gambling. Act 71 of 2004 allows for 61,000 slot…

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