PHEAA’s “knockwursts” to continue…

• January 26, 2007

The Patriot-News reports that the legislator-laden board of PHEAA will likely continue its junkets…but call them something else. But as reported in the story…. Matt Brouillette, president of…

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PHEAA Ordered to Open Books

• Nathan Benefield
• November 15, 2006

The Commonwealth Court rules that the Open Records law, which applies to all state agencies, applies to PHEAA, which is a state agency that had refused to disclose many of…

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Federal probe targets PHEAA

• Nathan Benefield
• October 4, 2006

The US Department of Education is investigating PHEAA for overbilling taxpayers for federal loan reimbursements, the Patriot News reports. I guess PHEAA will have to open their books after…

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Editorial: PHEAA should open books or lose monopoly

• September 20, 2006

DelcoTimes suggests “If PHEAA doesn’t want to open its books, the state should open its doors to competition in the student loan field. Then residents can compare organizations and…

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Excess at PHEAA

• Nathan Benefield
• August 18, 2006

Following Commonwealth Foundation president Matthew Brouillette’s chat about PHEAA on Wednesday’s Bob Durgin Show, a number of newspapers have run stories of the staff bonuses, “profit,” and extravagant trips…

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Loan agency chief rakes in cash

• Nathan Benefield
• August 16, 2006

The Patriot News reports that the head of PHEAA – the state agency which issues and manages student loans – will earn a bonus of nearly $200,000 (on top…

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Arrogant PHEAA: More stonewalling

• Nathan Benefield
• June 13, 2006

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial review on how the public agency PHEAA refuses to disclose how they spend their money. Hence we propose privatizing PHEAA in our Pennsylvania Piglet…

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Cut the Fat

• June 13, 2006

While Gov. Ed Rendell claims that his administration is “squeezing every nickel out of government,” an analysis of state spending released by the Commonwealth Foundation and Citizens Against Government Waste…

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Lawmakers must cure loan agency’s identity crisis

• May 7, 2006

My PHEAA commentary in the Harrisburg Patriot-News.

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