Criminal Justice Reform

Mandatory Minimum Sentences Increase Costs

  • October 30, 2009

A study by the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing found that mandatory minimum sentences increase the cost of the corrections system without decreasing crime. Corrections costs are already a major…

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Taxes & Economy

Taxpayers Flee High Tax States

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 29, 2009

Our friends at the Empire Center for New York State Policy has a new report on the “exodus” of residents from New York to other states. The report is…

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Regulation

Government-Run Liquor Stores: The Social Impact of Privatization

  • October 29, 2009

Evidence from 48 states over time shows no link between market controls and these social goals.  Divestiture of Pennsylvania's state liquor stores would represent a financial windfall to the state,…

Fact Sheet

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Government Accountability

CF Blog Roundup

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 29, 2009

Here are some recent CF mentions in the blogosphere.  Reason Out-of-Control notes many of the same concerns we have with giving the Turnpike Commission carte blanche to toll I-80…

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Tort Reform Key to Reducing Health Care Costs

  • October 28, 2009

As Washington continues debating how to curb health care costs, one area  largely ignored is medical malpractice reform.  Ample evidence from states indicates tort reform is central to overhauling the…

Commentary

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