Education

Pa. Education – A State of Emergency

• June 1, 2011

At the start of our nation, founding father John Adams was as concerned with the positive development of our offspring as he was with that of the republic. Seeing the…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

WITF Marcellus Forum Viewers Guide

• Nathan Benefield
• May 31, 2011

Tonight at 8 p.m., WITF TV will air an hour-long “Marcellus Shale Forum”. While the discussion should be informative for most viewers wanting to learn about the Marcellus Shale…

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Taxes & Economy

What’s the Difference Between a Tax and a Fee?

• Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
• May 31, 2011

The latest media narrative this week seems to be that Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist is controlling Pennsylvania lawmakers, by stating that a proposed “impact fee” is a…

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Education

Violence Rips Worst Pa. Schools!

• May 31, 2011

In the 2009 school year, Pennsylvania’s bottom five percent of failing public schools had an alarming amount of violent incidents totaling more than 5,400. Not only are these 100,000 students trapped in failing schools, but…

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Education

Questions for Appropriators on Higher Education

• Nathan Benefield
• May 27, 2011

Since Gov. Corbett presented a budget which reduced state taxpayer funding for institutions including Penn State, Temple, Pitt, and the State System of Higher Education, college administrators, faculty and lobbyists…

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Regulation

Privatizing “Yellow Pages” Government

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 26, 2011

This report surveys the scope of Yellow Pages Government in Pennsylvania, looks at examples of state and local privatization throughout the country, and outlines best practices to equip lawmakers to…

Report

Man Bites Dog! Former Union Organizer Joins CF Freedom Fight

• May 24, 2011

In a move a headline writer might describe as “Man bites dog,” a former union organizer and lobbyist has joined the Commonwealth Foundation to fight for workers’ rights and protect…

Media

Glasnost Gov’t Gives Tipsy Tip Line

• May 23, 2011

The PLCB, purveyors of Pennsylvania perestroika and Big Brother boosters, are at it again today, this time revealing a tipsy tip line for tattletales exposing ethics encroachments. “PLCB…

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Public Union Democracy

PA Legislators Consider Unemployment Compensation Reforms

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 23, 2011

By June 11th, the state must change its unemployment compensation rules to meet federal guidelines, or 45,000 Pennsylvanians will lose their unemployment benefits. Gov. Corbett has been supportive of more…

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