PHEAA spending splurge nears end

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 19, 2007

Jan Murphy of the Patriot News reports that PHEAA board members/legislators have promised to cut back on lavish expenses and act more like a “public agency.” Matt Brouillette points…

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PHEAA runs up bills for wives

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 15, 2007

Listing of PHEAA Conference expenses compiled by Jan Murphy featured in the Tribune Review. The list is absolutely amazing. Meanwhile Sen. Michael O’Pake stated that the PHEAA board,…

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The end of PHEAA?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 14, 2007

Governor Rendell says PHEAA “doesn’t have any reason to exist” in the Patriot News. Though it comes with a caveat: “There has to be a culture change at PHEAA,…

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Spending Restraint Needed

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 14, 2007

Good afternoon. My name is Nathan Benefield, I am the Director of Policy Research for the Commonwealth Foundation. I would like to thank Chairman Armstrong and the members of the…

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More PHEAA Coverage

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 9, 2007

More media coverage of the outrageous expenses of PHEAA, the Governor’s call to “clean house,” and the suggestion (raised by the Commonwealth Foundation) that PHEAA be privatized: – Mario…

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PHEAA ‘housecleaning’ urged

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 8, 2007

Governor Rendell is now agreeing that PHEAA needs to “clean house”, as the Patriot News Reports. It will be interesting to see what he proposes, and whether he thinks…

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PHEAA’s use of state plane saves money, CEO claims

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 5, 2007

Dick Willey argued to the Patriot News that using the state plane to fly PHEAA board members (almost all of whom are state legislators) to retreats across the US…

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PHEAA reveals spending records

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 1, 2007

After a lengthy legal battle, the Patriot News finally got some financial records from PHEAA, a state agency which had claimed to be exempt from open records laws. Though…

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