Regulation

2014: A Year for Pension Reform

• Jessica Barnett
• January 2, 2014

Pension reform promises to be on the forefront of the legislative agenda in the new year, and for good reason. PSERS and SERS, the state’s two pension systems for…

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Health Care

Young and Old Will Face Premium Spikes Next Year

• Elizabeth Stelle
• September 25, 2013

With only six days to go before the Obamacare health exchanges are scheduled to open, the federal government finally released some price data for the federal exchanges. Even though…

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Regulation

Growing Pennsylvania’s Economy

• September 19, 2012

Testimony of Katrina M. Currie to Pennsylvania House Finance Committee, September 19, 2012 Good afternoon, my name is Katrina Currie; I am a policy analyst for the Commonwealth Foundation, Pennsylvania’s…

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Taxes & Economy

Who Wants to Pay More for Electricity?

• March 6, 2012

A new study by the Manhattan Institute confirms that forcing states to purchase renewable energy hurts taxpayers. Pennsylvania is one of the 29 states (as well as the…

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Government Accountability

Government Unions Steal Worker Freedom

• Priya Brannick
• October 27, 2011

Pennsylvania is one of 28 states in which workers can be compelled to give part of their paycheck to a union just to keep their job.  Moreover, even non-membership is…

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

New Polling Shows 72 Percent of Pennsylvanians Support Right to Work

• Nathan Benefield
• September 21, 2011

New polling conducted by Douglas E. Schoen, LLC for the Manhattan Institute nationally and in 10 targeted states shows widespread bipartisan support to reduce state government spending rather than…

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Taxes & Economy

Fracking Friday

• Nathan Benefield
• June 10, 2011

There are several good articles and studies worth reading on natural gas drilling, Marcellus Shale and fracking: Katrina’s commentary on the local impact of natural gas drilling appears in today’s…

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State Budget

Is State Bankruptcy a Solution?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 16, 2011

What do New York, California and Illinois have in common? They are in fiscal disarray and may soon be asking for a bailout from Congress. Bailing out these states would…

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Blog Roundup

• November 30, 2010

Check out these noteworthy posts that showed up in the blogosphere this week: The National Taxpayers Union highlights the money that can be saved from privatizing Pennsylvania’s liquor stores.

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