Tea Party Food Drive

• March 25, 2009

Our office is abuzz with preparations for the Harrisburg Tax Day Tea Party. We can’t wait to see you all on April 15th! We wanted to let you know…

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Health Care

Free Markets: An Unknown Ideal

• Nathan Benefield
• March 17, 2009

President Obama, Governor Rendell, and many in the media have been echoing a similar refrain recently, "Conservatives had their chance. We tried free markets, and they failed." When exactly they…

Commentary

Tea Party Competition!

• March 16, 2009

Thank you once again to all who attended the Harrisburg Tea Party last Saturday. Here is a view of the crowd: Obviously, more…

Media

Education

Pennsylvania’s Charter School Law

• Nathan Benefield
• March 16, 2009

Testimony of Nathan A. Benefield to the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee, March 12, 2009 Good afternoon. I am Nathan Benefield, Director of Policy Research for the Commonwealth Foundation. We…

Testimony

Taxes & Economy

Scotland Students Need More Educational Choices

• Matthew Brouillette
• March 13, 2009

To plug a $2.3 billion deficit caused by overspending, Gov. Rendell has proposed closing the Scotland School for Veterans' Children. Although the $13 million in state funds the school received…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Money Squanderers

• Nathan Benefield
• March 9, 2009

Brad Bumsted has an excellent op-ed on why Pennsylvania lawmakers’ Bibles, gifts from the speaker, legal fees, and the like are just a few among many…

Media

More Pay to Play in Harrisburg?

• Nathan Benefield
• March 6, 2009

John Micek does some digging on the House Democrats $28,000 contract with a head hunting firm, as reported yesterday: House Democrats defended the contract, which was…

Media

Thoughts on Tea Parties

• Nathan Benefield
• March 3, 2009

Alex Charyna of PAWatercooler writes on the idea of tea parties – such as the one to be held in Harrisburg on Saturday – saying they are a…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Deficit Watch: March 2009

• March 3, 2009

Updates on Pennsylvania’s Revenue Shortfall from the Commonwealth Foundation The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue released the February revenue collections showing state General Fund revenues are $1.27 billion short for…

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