Public Union Democracy

Super PAC will Super Size Union Dues in Politics

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 12, 2014

You may have read articles about a federal judge allowing a “Super PAC” to operate in Pennsylvania to attack Republicans. Effectively, Super PACs can collect and spend unlimited amounts…

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Regulation

Fact Check, Please! Anti-Liquor Privatization Study Falls Short

  • Bruce Cornibe
  • March 12, 2014

As several states (Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Oregon) look to rid themselves of antiquated government-run liquor systems, the defenders of state-control status quo are fighting back harder than ever. And some…

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Public Union Democracy

CF Calls Out Union Ad Campaign’s Deceptions

  • March 4, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 National Teachers’ Union Fibs in Political Attack Ad Uses taxpayer resources to do it March 4, 2014, HARRISBURG, PA—Today,…

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State Budget

Almost $2 Billion in Welfare Waste Weeded Out

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • March 3, 2014

Lottery winners on welfare, millionaires on food stamps and supervisors that turn a blind eye to fraud; these are the stories that drive Pennsylvanians crazy. But the…

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Public Union Democracy

Plagiarism: Union Style (Part 2)

  • February 28, 2014

A recent letter to the editor in reaction to my op-ed on paycheck protection starts: I live in the Malvern area, served 24 years in the military and…

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Public Union Democracy

Why Paycheck Protection is Needed Now

  • February 28, 2014

On February 6th, Commissioner Mark Scott and I voted to support employee paycheck protection by passing resolution 41.14. With all the important issues facing Berks County, why have we chosen to…

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Education

A Public School Funding SOS

  • Priya Brannick
  • February 28, 2014

The governor has proposed $10.1 billion for public schools, slightly higher than last year, which was then a record high. So what’s all the fuss about cuts? At the same…

Commentary

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Education

The Berlin Wall of Philadelphia’s Public Schools

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 27, 2014

Students in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh had their hopes dashed last week when they lost out on the chance to land one of the few vacant openings in charter schools. In…

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