State Budget

‘Shrinkflation’ ignores the true problem: deficit spending

• Nathan Benefield
• April 1, 2024

Originally published at the Allentown Morning Call President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey deflect blame for high inflation away from the true cause: their own policies. They…

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Education

ESAs: The Future of Education

• Colleen Hroncich
• July 19, 2018

“Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce. Special orders don’t upset us. All we ask is that you let us serve it your way.” This Burger King jingle from the 1970s…

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Welfare

Fighting Fraud is the Beginning of True Welfare Reform

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 2, 2012

Monday the Pennsylvania House continued its efforts to reform the state’s welfare system by passing HB 1948 out of committee. The legislation, sponsored by Tim Krieger, would establish the…

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Education

I’m Bringing Some Gumbo to the State Capitol

• Charles Mitchell
• April 5, 2012

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal refused to let government unions push him around.  His reward?  A sweet victory not just for himself, but for the taxpayers, parents, and students of…

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Would Milton Friedman Support the Fed’s “Stimulus VI”?

• November 8, 2010

In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, Allan Meltzer argues that Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman would never have supported the Federal Reserve’s purchase of $600 billion in long…

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Education

Enlow Hammers Home the Benefits of School Choice

• October 14, 2010

Yesterday in the PA Senate, Robert Enlow, President and CEO of the Foundation for Educational Choice, spoke on the issue of school vouchers and their applicability in the state…

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RIP Rose Friedman

• Nathan Benefield
• August 18, 2009

Here is a statement from our friends at the REACH Foundation on the passing of Rose Friedman yesterday: Rose Director Friedman passed away today, Tuesday, August 18, 2009,…

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Regulation

Public Television Subsidies

• April 28, 2009

Testimony from the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives to the Pennsylvania House State Government CommitteeApril 28, 2008 We would like to thank the members of the House State…

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Taxes & Economy

Should State Taxpayers Fund Television

• Nathan Benefield
• April 24, 2009

Governor Rendell has proposed cutting funding for the Pennsylvania Public Television Network (about $12 million) from the state budget for next year. This has obviously led those who receive taxpayer…

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