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…

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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…

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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…

Press Release

Regulation

Pennsylvanias Spending Problem

• Matthew Brouillette
• February 27, 2009

Imagine our economy is a pond.  In the name of “economic stimulation,” Gov. Ed Rendell goes to one side of the pond, dips in a bucket, pulls it out and…

Commentary

“Tea Parties” Coming to Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• February 25, 2009

Online conservative activists have rallied to CNBC’s Rick Santelli’s call last for a “Nationwide Tea Party” to protest the economic “stimulus,” bailouts, and erosion of liberty. Here are some…

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