Regulation

Audio: Is Selling Liquor a Core Function of Government?

• September 12, 2014

Is it government’s job to monopolize a service that private enterprise can easily provide? Matt Brouillette says no—and Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor monopoly is a prime example of why government should…

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Education

Ten Thousand Lifeboats

• September 11, 2014

In 2001, Pennsylvania became the first state in the nation to enact an education tax credit aimed at corporations. Since then, the popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program has…

Fact Sheet

Education

Misconceptions Cloud School Funding Debate

• Nathan Benefield
• September 9, 2014

Would you believe that nearly three-quarters of Pennsylvania’s voters underestimate how much money we spend on schools? Shocking but true, according to a new poll testing the public’s knowledge of…

Commentary

Urban Institute: PA state pension plans get poor rating

• September 6, 2014

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Regulation

Monopolizing Success

• September 4, 2014

Is it time to wave the white flag on liquor privatization? After all, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) reported record revenue and transfers to the state’s General Fund…

Media

Anatomy of a GOP Disaster: Losing Pennsylvania

• September 3, 2014

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Health Care

Healthy PA Approved, but Still Room to Improve

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 29, 2014

On Thursday, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced approval of the Healthy PA waiver, including a new private coverage option. But the approved waiver severely limited…

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Corbett, school spending: Did he really cut $1 billion from education? (Pa. Fact Finder)

• August 29, 2014

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Education

Lies from PSEA Leadership

• James Paul
• August 29, 2014

Repeating the same lie over and over does not make it magically come true. Yet this hasn’t stopped the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) leadership from an…

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