Taxes & Economy

Is tolling I-80 dead?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 20, 2009

Some of the Turnpike Commissioners think that tolling I-80 across PA remains a strong possibility, and that the federal government did not “reject” the tolling plan. See the…

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Regulation

More on the PA Pension “Spike”

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 19, 2009

A couple of editorials on the crisis in Pennsylvania’s public pension crisis from the Daily Review and the Courier Express. Both called for depoliticizing the plans by moving…

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Education

Piccola Offers Alternative Plan for PA Higher Ed

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 18, 2009

State Sen. Jeff Piccola has a new proposal to offer additional grants directly to Pennsylvania students for higher education, and tie this funding to both schools’ holding tuition costs down…

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Education

High Marks for Higher Ed Reforms

  • February 18, 2009

Sen. Piccola’s proposal would increase college affordability, accountability HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation today praised the proposal to reform higher education funding introduced by Senate Education Committee…

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Regulation

PA pension funds report major losses

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 17, 2009

Mark Scolforo summarizes the reports from Pennsylvania two statewide pension funds SERS (for state workers) and PSERS (for school district employees): The percentage losses on investments were similar.

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Taxes & Economy

New Study of Business Tax Burdens

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 17, 2009

The Council on State Taxation has released a new study on state and local business taxes. It is a good primer on what taxes business pay (for instance, I…

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Is Propaganda Good “Economic Development”?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 16, 2009

Philadelphia Inquirer head honcho Brian Tierney has a response in the Wall Street Journal defending a state bailout of the Inky. The Wall Street Journal had previously…

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Health Care

Health Care Policies and Small Business

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 16, 2009

The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council has a new report ranking states in terms of their health care policy, as it pertains to small business. Pennsylvania gets a fairly…

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