State Budget

Big Brother Want Your Back Taxes

• Nathan Benefield
• May 4, 2010

Pennsylvania’s latest Orwellian tax amnesty ad – with “We Know Who You Are” – has been making the rounds. Reason, Cato Institute, and Grassroots PA all blog…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Deficit Watch: May 2010

• May 3, 2010

With April collections in the book, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue reports that state General Fund revenues are $1.1 billion below estimate for the 2009-10 fiscal year.

Fact Sheet

Taxes & Economy

Transportation Special Session Survival Guide

• May 3, 2010

Gov. Rendell has called a special session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to discuss transportation funding. Here are some resources on financing and managing Pennsylvania's transportation infrastructure.

Fact Sheet

State Budget

Maybe Gov. Rendell Needs to Listen to Different Advisers

• Nathan Benefield
• May 3, 2010

Pennsylvania has a massive state budget hole, and it can be chalked up to one cause – listening to the wrong people. Gov. Rendell put his faith in folks at…

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Pennsylvania primaries heat up with TV ads and debate dodging

• May 2, 2010

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This is Civil Discourse?

• Nathan Benefield
• May 1, 2010

On May 8, the Commonwealth Foundation is hosting an event, LiveFreePA, to celebrate the freedoms government in Washington and Harrisburg are threatening, including personal freedoms such as…

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Government Accountability

Does Legislative Size Matter?

• Nathan Benefield
• April 30, 2010

Good morning.  I am Nathan Benefield, Director of Policy Research for the Commonwealth Foundation.  We are a nonprofit, independent public policy research and educational institute based in Harrisburg.  I…

Testimony

CF in the Blogs

• April 29, 2010

Here is what bloggers are giving CF some linkage for this week: Think Progress and the Wonk Room cross-posted information about the gun shooting event, LiveFreePA,…

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Pa. fund-raiser locked and loaded for fun

• April 28, 2010

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