Government Accountability

I Did It for Them – Did You?

• April 24, 2012

There’s no hiding it, I don’t even try.  I’m proud to be an American veteran and to be a part of something so much larger than myself through serving in…

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Public Union Democracy

Pennsylvania’s Prevailing Wage Law

• February 14, 2012

Pennsylvania's Prevailing Wage Law was enacted in 1961 to protect construction workers from out-of-state competition, mandating that contractors pay the wages that "prevail" in each region on all government construction…

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Education

The Razor’s Edge of School Choice

• June 27, 2011

When Vicky Miller and her daughter Emalie moved to Harrisburg because of a job and financial necessity, they considered their educational options. Five elementary schools in Harrisburg City School District…

Commentary

The Insanity of Keeping Education Status Quo

• February 10, 2011

In a guest opinion in today’s Lebanon Daily News, I make a case that keeping the status quo in education isn’t helping children, parents, taxpayers or teachers. Insanity? Judge…

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Local Lawmakers Collect Thousands Before Leaving Office

• November 30, 2006

WGAL’s Ben Simmoneau reports…. “After he gave himself a pay raise last year, the voters tossed Lebanon County state Rep. Pete Zug out of office on May 16. Dauphin…

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Government Accountability

The Victory In Primaries For Conservatives

• May 17, 2006

From the Captain’s Quarters Blog…. Over the past week, many of us have written on the frustration felt by conservatives (especially fiscal conservatives) over the past few years. Some…

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Taxes & Economy

The Property Tax Relief Scholarship Act

• April 13, 2006

It is “like throwing gasoline on a fire,” said G. Terry Madonna, a political science professor at Franklin & Marshall College in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Reivew. The idea is “definitely…

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