Regulation

Fact Check: Pennsylvania’s Liquor Store Revenue

Nathan Benefield
July 26, 2010

Many myths continue about the privatization of Pennsylvania’s state-owned liquor stores. One is that the state government would lose annual revenue from liquor sales. See Wendell Young, speaking on behalf…

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Pa. Liquor Board Touts Consumer-Friendly Efforts

July 25, 2010

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Regulation

State Pension System Going Deeper into the Red

Nathan Benefield
July 25, 2010

Eleanor Chute of the Post-Gazette notes the approval of the pension contribution rates for Pennsylvania school employees (split between school districts and the state). She also notes that the…

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Education

Cyber School Rewarded for Its Effectiveness

July 23, 2010

Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has renewed the charter for the state’s first cyber charter school to offer all grades K-12. CEO Dr. Nick Trombetta acknowledged this accomplishment:…

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Taxes & Economy

When Your Ideas Harm Taxpayers, Make Stuff Up

Charles Mitchell
July 22, 2010

The Patriot-News has been all over the Commonwealth Foundation’s recent report exposing the activities of PennFuture, the environmental lobbying group whose former president is in charge of Gov. Rendell’s Department…

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Taxes & Economy

The PennFuture Scandal: We’re Not Mudslinging

Nathan Benefield
July 22, 2010

Jan Murphy of the Patriot-News did a fine job in her Sunday article, giving an evenhanded account of our report on PennFuture’s lobbying, but the…

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Government Accountability

I&R: Our Inalienable Right to Reform

Nathan Benefield
July 22, 2010

It is clear our government will not reform itself. Article I, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution recognizes the right of the citizens to "alter, reform or abolish their government…

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State Budget

Check Out State Budget Solutions

Nathan Benefield
July 22, 2010

State Budget Solutions is a new website put together by a coalition of free-market organizations. They’ve been up for a while with a “soft launch,” but had their “hard…

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$316,000 Apartments for Low-Income Families in Tamaqua

July 21, 2010

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has approved $3.8 million in financing to convert an old building in Tamaqua into 12 apartments to house low-to-moderate tenants. The committee awarded…

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