State Budget

Reject Rendell’s Zugzwang

Matthew Brouillette
July 7, 2009

Observers of the state budget process under Gov. Rendell and a divided General Assembly know that it is akin to a high-stakes chess match, replete with public relations offensives and…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Budget and Tax Updates

Nathan Benefield
July 7, 2009

Here are some brief highlights on the Pennsylvania budget: Brian O’Neill editorializes angrily on “America’s Largest Full-Time State Legislature” failing to do their job, again, and includes phone numbers.

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Education

Could Pension Crisis Shut Down High School Sports?

Matthew Brouillette
July 6, 2009

Patriot-News sports reporter Rod Frisco took a look at how the looming pension crisis might impact public school athletics. Derry Township School District Superintendent Linda Brewer noted that “every…

Media

CF Launches “Yes, We Can!” and “We Agree!”

June 30, 2009

Harrisburg, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation today launched the “Yes, We Can!” and “We Agree!” education effort to inform citizens about where their state legislators stand in the current budget…

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Health Care

Residents: RomneyCare a Failure

Nathan Benefield
June 29, 2009

Rasmussen polling finds that only 26% of Massachusetts residents think the health care reform in that state was a “success”, compared with 37% calling in a failure. The…

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Taxes & Economy

The Road Less Travelled in Pennsylvania

Matthew Brouillette
June 26, 2009

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of occasional commentaries on how Pennsylvania can turn around its economic fortune. In their first installment, “Reviving Pennsylvania,” Brouillette and…

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State Budget

Rendell’s “Pay the Inmates, not the Guards” Strategy

Matthew Brouillette
June 26, 2009

The Morning Call’s John Micek has a follow-up article to yesterday’s revelation that inmates would be getting paid while the guards would not during the current budget impasse.

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Time for Open Government is Now

June 25, 2009

“Pennsylvanians need greater transparency in how state government is spending their hard-earned money. An online database of state spending would allow every citizen to become a government watchdog. Particularly in…

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State Budget

Tax Everyone But the Guy Behind the Tree

Nathan Benefield
June 24, 2009

Gov. Rendell’s hypocrisy on tax policy is on full display this budget season. While Rendell is demanding higher taxes on individuals and most businesses, he is also working to preserve…

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