Education

PSEA’s Political Cartoon Targets Corbett, Belittles Teachers

August 1, 2013

This perspective was written by Steve Calabro, a cyber charter school educator in Pennsylvania. This latest political email alert from the Pennsylvania State Education Association—using union dues, I might add—is…

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Pa. lawmakers not giving up on Medicaid expansion

July 29, 2013

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Matthew Brouillette | Failure to expand Medicaid a win for Pa.

July 24, 2013

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Regulation

Liquor Privatization Saves Lives?

Nathan Benefield
July 22, 2013

A little more than one year ago, Washington state privatized its liquor stores (and liquor wholesale operations). As we’ve noted before, both sales and tax revenue increased under privatization.

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Health Care

States Use Federalism to Protect Poor

Matthew Brouillette
July 18, 2013

The debate in the Keystone State on the question of whether to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act looks to be ending. Governor Tom Corbett has successfully pointed out…

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Taxes & Economy

Drilling Moratorium Handcuffs Landowners, Stunts Economy

Gordon Tomb
July 18, 2013

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) continues to stymie development of the Marcellus Shale in all or parts of 13 Pennsylvania counties even as Governor Corbett, Senator Pat…

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Regulation

“Failure” Leads to Downgrade for Pennsylvania

Nathan Benefield
July 17, 2013

This latest look at Pennsylvania’s fiscal house shows the urgency of pension reform and spending restraint. Fitch Ratings yesterday downgraded Pennsylvania’s bond rating. This effectively sends a sign to…

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Taxes & Economy

We’re 39th! We’re 39th!

July 16, 2013

CNBC just released its ranking of the top states for business in 2013. In case you missed the subtle wording in this blog’s title, Pennsylvania languishes near the bottom.

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Health Care

Obamacare Failure: No More Affordable Care

Elizabeth Stelle
July 15, 2013

Dan Lopez is a healthy 24 year old who rarely gets sick, and doesn’t see any reason to spend thousands of dollars each year on something he doesn’t use.

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