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The best of the best, of course
The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System and the Public School Retirement System are the envy of the government worker world. They are the most generous systems in the entire country.
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Go to Harrisburg to do good, and end up doing well…very well
WNEP-TV’s Scott Schaffer’s Lawmaker Retirements Won’t Come Cheap.
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Will the General Assembly override Gov. Rendell’s veto?
With strong bi-partisan support of a meager tax cut in both houses of the General Assembly, enough votes exist to override Gov. Rendell’s veto. Rep. Dave Reed is the first…
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Lawmakers take break on tax issue
Will either the House or the Senate plan be enough to satisfy taxpayers? Methinks not. Here’s a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review story on the lull before the storm in Harrisburg. The…
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Minimum Wage: Q & A
WHO ARE MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS IN PENNSYLVANIA?…
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Property Taxpayer Protections: Tax Referendum & Prevailing Wage
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is in the midst of discussing what to do about school property taxes. The discussion is an old one in Harrisburg. The complexity of this issue…
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Pension costs to rise
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review story on the rising costs of government-sector employee pensions. While the private sector recognized long ago the need to move away from “defined benefit” to “defined…
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Spending Limits: The Facts for Pennsylvania and the Truth about Colorado
MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL12.08.05, 3:00PM Commonwealth Foundation and Americans for Prosperity to Hold Media Conference Call TODAY Spending Limits: The Facts for Pennsylvania and the Truth about…
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Trial Lawyers Have No Shame
Just returned from the Capitol… On the heels of defeat in the Senate, the trial lawyers lobby has set it sites on the House as it prepares to vote on…
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