Taxes & Economy

Lessons from the Failed PA Turnpike Lease

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 25, 2009

The Pew Center on the States has a new report out offering lessons to Pennsylvania and other states on the proposed deal to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike (full…

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Taxes & Economy

State Personal Income and Pennsylvania’s Economic Ranking

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 24, 2009

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released the latest data on personal income by state. For the first time in many years, Pennsylvania grew faster than the nation as…

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Taxes & Economy

State Personal Income and Pennsylvania’s Economic Ranking

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 24, 2009

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released the latest data on personal income by state. For the first time in many years, Pennsylvania grew faster than the nation as…

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Taxes & Economy

Musical Chairs at Pennnsylvania Turnpike

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 23, 2009

Governor Rendell has promptly dumped Mitchell Rubin as chairperson of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and replaced him with Michael Pratt of Pepper Hamilton LLP.  Toll Roads News…

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Taxes & Economy

Musical Chairs at Pennnsylvania Turnpike

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 23, 2009

Governor Rendell has promptly dumped Mitchell Rubin as chairperson of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and replaced him with Michael Pratt of Pepper Hamilton LLP.  Toll Roads News…

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Taxes & Economy

Does Pennsylvania Need to Fund Public TV?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 19, 2009

The Allegheny Institute has an excellent post on state funding of public television.  The local Pittsburgh station – WQED – is asking viewers to contribute “their two cents”; not…

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Education

State Can’t Spend Its Way to Student Success

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • March 19, 2009

For years, the educational establishment has claimed that not enough is being spent on public schools – that if more money is pumped into the system, student achievement will improve. …

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Education

School Choice Battles Wage On

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 18, 2009

Mary Katherine Ham has an excellent article on the battle over the DC Scholarship Program.The Philadelphia Bulletin also has a recent article, noting an Obama spokesman has said…

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Regulation

Gaming Control Board Under Fire

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 18, 2009

Sen. Jane Orie, Rep. Mike Vereb, and a few other Republican lawmakers teed off on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control board, for their travel habits during a travel ban. …

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