Practical Hurdles at Play in Pa. Charter-Law Stumble

November 3, 2012

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Regulation

How Big is the Pension Bomb?

Nathan Benefield
November 1, 2012

Taxpayers will have to pay $1,385 more each year for 30 years to fully pay off pension liabilities, according to a new study on the cost of pension plans…

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Taxes & Economy

Will Shale Boom Change Election?

Nathan Benefield
November 1, 2012

The shale gas boom has boosted the economy in key battleground states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, which may help President Obama, despite his hostility towards fracking—the process which…

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Public Union Democracy

What Mitt Is Missing

October 31, 2012

Union bosses always profess to care most about the rights of members. But a careful reading of a feverish sermon in the left-of-center magazine In These Times reveals that their…

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Education

Pa. Teachers Unions Among America’s Most Powerful

Priya Brannick
October 31, 2012

Pennsylvania’s teachers unions rank fourth among all U.S. states in their strength and influence, according to a report released this week from the Fordham Institute. We trail only Hawaii,…

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Pennsylvania debating Oracle tax credit

October 27, 2012

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Public Union Democracy

Union Members Protest Union Bosses Pay Grab

Elizabeth Stelle
October 25, 2012

California DMV worker Mariam Noujaim is furious with how union bosses are spending her hard-earned dues. In 2010, she and many other DMV workers were laid off while leaders…

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Regulation

Trib: PLCB Bottling Lies

October 25, 2012

Forget for a moment ongoing ethics investigations concerning Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board execs and the myriad of reasons to brand the Barons of Booze an abomination. For the…

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Regulation

Public vs Private Workers: Who Earns More?

October 24, 2012

State governments pay on average 6.2 percent more per hour in wages and benefits, including pension benefits, than the private sector according a new report from Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW). Public…

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