Criminal Justice Reform

Government Union Jeopardizes Criminal Justice Reform

• February 10, 2012

As Pennsylvania takes a hard look at reforming its criminal justice system, prepare for the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association’s fear-mongering campaign against reducing prison populations. The officers’ union opposition…

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Frothing Frackaphobes Fermenting Fear

• January 18, 2012

Courtesy of John Micek’s daily must-read blog Capitol Ideas comes a post on an Esquire magazine article articulating the latest lunacy foisted by phobic fracking fact foes furiously fomenting…

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Taxes & Economy

The Occupy Movement’s Wrong Target

• Priya Brannick
• October 10, 2011

Now that the Occupy Wall Street movement has gone national, Pennsylvania is seeing its fair share of protests. While they’re still a ragtag, oddly camera-shy bunch with ill-defined…

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Regulation

The State of Inconvenience

• September 13, 2011

Walk into any supermarket in Ohio and you can see shoppers purchasing everything they need for dinner - including the wine to go with it.  In West Virginia, residents can…

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Regulation

CF Study: Booze Border Bleed Loses Billions in Taxes, Sales

• September 1, 2011

The Commonwealth Foundation released today a price comparison study showing average wine prices were cheaper in all Pennsylvania border states…

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Regulation

The Failure of Government-run Liquor Stores

• September 1, 2011

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is the exclusive wholesaler and retailer of wine and spirits in the commonwealth.  A current proposal would get the government out of the business…

Fact Sheet

Public Union Democracy

Big Labor’s Stranglehold in Pennsylvania

• Priya Brannick
• August 31, 2011

Here’s a depressing, if unsurprising, statistic: In a new index assessing whether states favor government union bosses or taxpayers, Pennsylvania ranks 5th worst. The Competitive Enterprise Institute ranked…

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Regulation

Preserving Penn’s Woods Proven by Public-Private Partnerships

• August 30, 2011

Earlier this month, Gov. Tom Corbett suggested the commonwealth consider leasing state park operations and services. Almost immediately and without thoughtful consideration, pundits launched political fire, claiming "privateers" would exploit…

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Education

The Real Crime in Philadelphia’s School District

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 24, 2011

Last year, we blogged on the hefty $65,000 bonus Philadelphia’s Superintendent Arlene Ackerman collected. Her annual base salary, $348,140, was higher than what superintendents collect in New York City,…

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