Public Union Democracy

Turn on the Fiscal Fire Hose

Priya Brannick
February 9, 2012

Since Gov. Corbett unveiled his 2012-13 budget Tuesday, we’ve noted how it reduces overall spending for only the second time in 40 years. We’ve also explained that despite…

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State Budget

5 Facts about Gov. Corbett’s Budget Proposal

Nathan Benefield
February 8, 2012

Here are five things everyone should know about Gov. Corbett’s proposed Pennsylvania state budget. Reduces overall spending. Both the General Fund and the total operating budgethave been cut – for…

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Will These House Members Honor Their Pledge?

February 8, 2012

That is the question Pennsylvanians are asking this afternoon, as 30 House members who signed their name and pledged to the people of the commonwealth not to raise taxes, are being asked to…

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State Budget

Fireproofing Pennsylvania’s Economy

Nathan Benefield
February 8, 2012

It doesn't take a crystal ball to see that without swift action Pennsylvania's fiscal house will soon burst into flames. State lawmakers have adequate warning about the threats to our…

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State Budget

Stop the Fiscal Inferno!

February 7, 2012

Burn, baby, burn, it’s a fiscal inferno! Okay, perhaps that’s not exactly how the old disco song goes, but that’s certainly how some politicians are singing it in Harrisburg.

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Taxes & Economy

Stop the Job-Killing Marcellus Tax!!!

February 7, 2012

A job-killing Marcellus Shale tax is being rammed through the legislature right now! With great speed and little transparency, House Bill 1950 was turned into a job-killing tax, littered with…

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Pennsylvania to Vote on Permitting Counties to Tax Natural Gas

February 7, 2012

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Regulation

Pennsylvania State Budget Background & 2012 Preview

February 7, 2012

The FY 2011-12 total operating budget of $63.4 billion, which included $27.1 billion in General Fund spending, represented the first year-to-year reduction in state spending in at least 40 years.

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Taxes & Economy

Job-Killing Marcellus Energy TAX Emerges

February 6, 2012

A new TAX on Marcellus Shale appears on the horizon. Below is a summary of the behind-closed-doors deal struck by a handful of legislators and staff, according to a memo…

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