Obamacare: We Can’t Keep the Change

• Nathan Benefield
• March 29, 2011

In the days before the new health care law passed Congress last year, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously said that we would "have to pass the bill to find out…

Commentary

Happy Anniversary?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 23, 2011

One year after ObamaCare was signed into law, a majority of Americans want it repealed. Here are some of the reasons why Pennsylvanians are dissatisfied with the law, even before…

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Health Care

More Side Effects of Obamacare

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 18, 2010

Every day it seems we are hearing more bad news about the effects of the new health care reform law. From rising premiums to narrowing coverage, the side effects…

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Regulation

The Real Problem with the Specter Library

• Nathan Benefield
• July 13, 2010

As part of the state budget deal, Gov. Rendell secured $600 million in new borrowing for pork-barrel projects, including $10 million for the "Arlen Specter Library" at Philadelphia University and…

Commentary

Health Care

Georgia Pushing Interstate Competition in Health Insurance

• Nathan Benefield
• March 24, 2010

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is pushing legislation that would allow residents of the Peach State to purchase insurance across state lines, unilaterally giving residents permission to buy coverage approved…

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Education

Following Our Bad Example: The Tuition Tax Idea Spreads

• Elizabeth Stelle
• December 21, 2009

The consideration of a tuition tax is appealing to populations beyond Pennsylvania as cities look to prop up budgets.  Leave it to California to be the first to jump on…

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