Criminal Justice Reform

Corrections Reform: Don’t Fire Arrows Without Arrowheads

  • June 22, 2012

The Justice Reinvestment Initiative, commissioned by Gov. Tom Corbett and led by national corrections reform experts, generated broad bipartisan support for a reform package that will: Make the…

Media

Read More: Corrections Reform: Don’t Fire Arrows Without Arrowheads

Education

How Much Would School Choice Proposal Save?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 22, 2012

Reports from under the Capitol dome suggest an expansion of Pennsylvania’s successful Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) will be part…

Media

Read More: How Much Would School Choice Proposal Save?

Regulation

Dailies Declare Defending Dukes of Distillation Dereliction of Duty

  • June 22, 2012

Declaring a dereliction of duty to delay disposal of the PLCB’s monopoly of manipulation, mediocrity, mismanagement and malfeasance, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial team lambasted lawmakers, saying some stood as,…

Media

Read More: Dailies Declare Defending Dukes of Distillation Dereliction of Duty

Education

Opportunity Scholarships for Pennsylvania

  • June 21, 2012

A new proposal (HB 2468) would expand the existing EITC program while adding an additional category of scholarship organizations.  Under HB 2468, the EITC limit would increase from $75 million…

Fact Sheet

Read More: Opportunity Scholarships for Pennsylvania

Education

Attack on Charter Schools Shoddy and Misguided

  • Priya Brannick
  • June 21, 2012

School districts across Pennsylvania are in a budget crunch, due to a combination of overspending, ballooning pension costs and a loss of $1 billion in federal stimulus…

Media

Read More: Attack on Charter Schools Shoddy and Misguided

Regulation

Who Will Help CF Save You Money?

  • June 20, 2012

Organizations that love to lobby for your tax dollars and special handouts for their special interests are posturing against Gov. Tom Corbett’s corporate welfare package to lure Shell’s new…

Media

Read More: Who Will Help CF Save You Money?

State Budget

State Budget: Fireproofing the Economy or Throwing Gas on the Fire?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 18, 2012

Let’s pretend you’ve been financially struggling recently, have spent your savings and pushed off paying some of your bills. But here’s some good news: You have $500 in your checking…

Media

Read More: State Budget: Fireproofing the Economy or Throwing Gas on the Fire?

Regulation

Happy Hour or Last Call? What’s the Scoop on HB 11

  • June 18, 2012

Ready to toast to an end of the state-run monopoly on wine and spirits? Nearly seven out of 10 Pennsylvanians would raise their glasses with you. Government-sold booze is…

Media

Read More: Happy Hour or Last Call? What’s the Scoop on HB 11