SB1 for Smarties

April 15, 2011

Not sure how SB1 will affect you, the taxpayer or parent? Here are some important things you need to know! …

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State Budget

Pennsylvania State & Local Taxpayer Debt

April 15, 2011

Gov. Tom Corbett's FY 2011-12 budget proposal includes $63.6 billion in total operating spending—$27.3 billion in General Fund spending—a reduction of $3.3 billion from FY 2010-11. This budget restores overall…

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Taxes & Economy

Volz, Pitt Part Ways

April 15, 2011

Last week I told you how Junkscience.com’s Steve Milloy outed the University of Pittsburgh’s Conrad “Dan” Volz and his deeply flawed report that alleged Marcellus Shale…

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Regulation

Good News for Home Builders

April 14, 2011

Back in January 2010, I noted the unwise decision by the Department of Labor & Industry to implement new building codes based on recommendations by the International Code…

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Taxes & Economy

Happy Tax Freedom Day 2011, Pennsylvania

April 14, 2011

According to the Tax Foundation, if every Pennsylvanian started working on January 1, we would have to work until April 14, or 104 days of the year, in order…

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Government Accountability

Bring PA Toward the Mainstream in Limiting Lawsuit Abuse

April 13, 2011

Having defeated a slew of trial-lawyer amendments, Pennsylvania's House of Representatives approved the Fair Share Act for the third time on Monday. The legislation, which has passed both chambers of the…

Commentary

Education

Can’t Cut, Can We?

Charles Mitchell
April 13, 2011

While Pennsylvania’s public universities continue to cry poverty, pesky facts keep proving otherwise. Here’s a snippet from a piece by Debra Erdley in yesterday’s Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Professors at…

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Education

Washington Is Watching Harrisburg

Charles Mitchell
April 12, 2011

Two writers for Politico recently opined that when it comes to getting spending under control, “the most sweeping work is getting done in states”—and they said the folks in…

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Education

School Choice and Polling

Nathan Benefield
April 12, 2011

Yesterday, a slew of acronym organizations who want more taxpayer funding for public schools released yet another survey they commissioned trying to undermine school choice. (This survey contradicts previous polls…

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