Education

Education Savings Accounts Across the Country

James Paul
February 17, 2017

The movement to provide children with better education is building momentum in 2017 as education savings accounts (ESA) advance in nearly a dozen states. Legislation has been filed in…

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Regulation

PA Tops in Corporate Welfare

May 14, 2014

Pennsylvania’s system of economic development subsidies costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually, yet this spending does little to promote overall job growth. Given the state’s fiscal hurdles,…

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State Budget

The Case for Corbett’s Tax Reform

Nathan Benefield
June 13, 2013

Combined with the federal tax rate, Pennsylvania businesses pay the second highest tax on their profits in the entire industrialized world.

Commentary

Regulation

Should Taxpayers Subsidize Chocolate Making?

September 20, 2012

I testified yesterday before the House Finance Committee about how government-directed “economic development” hampers economic growth. A prime example of this happened Tuesday, where taxpayers forked over more…

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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…

Testimony

Welfare

State Flexibility Essential to Preserving the Safety Net

Elizabeth Stelle
July 17, 2012

Last week, I noted a number of states whose governors were refusing the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act because of the costs the expansion would impose. Over…

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Government Accountability

Kanjorski Gets Sweetheart Deal for Geisinger Health

March 23, 2010

Like previous deals given to Senator Ben Nelson (Nebraska) and Mary Landrieu (Louisiana), Speaker Pelosi and President Obama offered reluctant House Democrats more favors in exchange for their support…

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Nebraska has what PA needs…

Matthew Brouillette
February 11, 2010

U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) said: “Nebraska’s Right to Work laws, which have been credited in part with our excellent business climate that has attracted employers and many good…

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Government Accountability

CF Challenges Gov. Rendell to Explain What’s In the Bill

January 21, 2010

Harrisburg, PA – Yesterday, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell told Fox News that voters oppose the current health care reform proposal because “the administration and its supporters, myself included, haven’t…

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