Government Accountability

CF Blog Roundup

• June 9, 2010

The Commonwealth Foundation has been mentioned in some recent state blogs: Tony Phyrillas posted our video of Maurice McTigue, offering Pennsylvania some economic tips, at our Policy and Principles…

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Taxes & Economy

Leaky Reporting by the Post-Gazette

• June 8, 2010

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette last week cast an uncritical eye — in fact, you could call it cheerleading — upon a project touted as part of Allegheny County’s…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas Boom

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 8, 2010

The Marcellus Shale formation is believed to be the largest unconventional natural gas reservoir in America, and its exploration has been coined a modern-day gold rush. More than a mile…

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Regulation

Video: Fiscal Lessons for Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• June 7, 2010

In a new video, Maurice McTigue, Vice President at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and a former member of the New Zealand Parliament, speaks about how…

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What are the prospects for privatizing wine and liquor sales in Pennsylvania?

• June 6, 2010

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State Budget

The State and Local Government Debt Mess

• Nathan Benefield
• June 4, 2010

While investment guru Warren Buffett is pulling out of municipal bonds, Gov. Rendell says Buffett doesn’t know what he is talking about, and that there is no problem with…

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Regulation

Big Idea: Privatizing City Services

• June 4, 2010

Sandy Springs, GA, is one of the most efficient cities in the country, as reported in the Tribune Review. Incorporated in 2005, it was the first fully privatized…

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Regulation

Why PA Corporations Don’t Pay Taxes

• Nathan Benefield
• June 3, 2010

Gov. Rendell and his allies and shills that call on higher taxes for businesses like to claim that 70% of Pennsylvania corporations don’t pay…

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Taxes & Economy

Presentation: Lessons of Fiscal Responsibility for Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• June 3, 2010

Maurice McTigue, Vice President at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and a former member of the New Zealand Parliament, spoke at a Commonwealth Foundation breakfast yesterday.

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