Education

Charter Schools Give Children a Choice and a Chance

• October 5, 2010

HARRISBURG, PA – The Commonwealth Foundation provided important perspective today on Pennsylvania’s charter and cyber schools in response to Auditor General Jack Wagner’s recommendations, including a moratorium on expanding public…

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Regulation

Hey Big Spender

• Nathan Benefield
• October 5, 2010

Yesterday, Gov. Rendell held a press conference to make note that Tom Corbett was overstating the amount of Pennsylvania taxpayer money Rendell was wasting on pork-barrel projects. Examples cited…

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Taxes & Economy

Severance Tax at Odds with State Constitution

• October 1, 2010

Earlier this week, Nate Benefield blogged on the unconstitutional process of the House-passed natural gas severance tax bill (SB 1155). This bill did not originate in the House,…

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PA House Democrats Unveil Nation’s Highest Severance Tax

• September 28, 2010

Harrisburg, PA—A proposal by Pennsylvania House Democrats to levy severance taxes on natural gas would make Pennsylvania the most heavily-taxed natural gas producing state in the nation. At 39 cents…

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State Budget

Where to Find Ideas to Balance the PA Budget

• Nathan Benefield
• September 27, 2010

John Micek of the Morning Call has a piece today noting that the two candidates for Governor — Dan Onorato and Tom Corbett — have promised no, or few, new…

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Education

Commonwealth Foundation Launches Online Portal Tracking Education Spending and Achievement in Pennsylvania

• September 22, 2010

Harrisburg, PA – How much does education cost the average Pennsylvania taxpayer? What percentage of students passes basic achievement tests? How much is per pupil spending in a given district?…

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Taxes & Economy

Citizens Scrimp As Government Spends

• Matthew Brouillette
• September 20, 2010

With grim economic statistics mounting both here in Pennsylvania and throughout the nation, more and more of our fellow citizens are engaging in a collective belt-tightening. It is only our…

Commentary

Tell the Truth: PennFuture’s Tax in Search of a Problem

• September 9, 2010

Harrisburg, PA – Commonwealth Foundation President and CEO Matthew Brouillette was on hand Wednesday in Pittsburgh to counter claims that natural gas drilling is a scourge on the environment and…

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Four Reasons to Fight for Freedom

• September 4, 2010

My husband, Matt Brouillette, often talks about four of the reasons fighting for freedom in Pennsylvania is personal for him. Their names are Miles, Liberty, Lindy Joy, and Samantha.

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