Education

Some More “half” Truths on the PSEA

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 21, 2009

The Tribune-Democrat features an editorial by a PSEA member in which he calls Matt Brouillette’s commentary “a hodgepodge of distortions, half-truths and unadulterated flapdoodle”. I have no idea…

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Regulation

Boscovs Bailout is Bad for Business

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 19, 2009

With bailout mania sweeping the nation, it is hardly a surprise to see the struggling Boscov’s department store with its hand out.  But the current proposal to give Boscov's $35…

Commentary

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Government Accountability

Evaluation of Pennsylvania School District Websites

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 16, 2009

Our friends at the Sam Adams Alliance have reviewed websites from all 501 school districts in Pennsylvania on their Sunshine Review wiki.  They found that there is a…

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Regulation

Fiddling while Pennsylvania bleeds

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 15, 2009

Brian O’Neill has an outstanding column in the Post-Gazette questioning the efficacy of “economic development” subsidies (corporate welfare) during a state budget crunch – or any time, really. The…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Revenue Shortfall Projections

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 14, 2009

For those who are following Pennsylvania’s revenue shortfall closely, the state Budget Office provided on request (and were kind enough to waive the 25-cent cost) me the monthly…

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Government Accountability

Commonwealth Foundation Launches PennsylvaniaVotes.org

  • January 14, 2009

HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation today announced the launch of PennsylvaniaVotes.org, the state’s first and only web site that provides—at no cost—a nonpartisan, layman’s description of every bill…

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Taxes & Economy

We spent taxpayer money on this #@!$?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 12, 2009

Suppose you were faced with a major revenue shorfall and had to prioritize spending. Would you: 1) Give employees their promised raises or2) Produce a website/video…

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State Budget

The façade of Pennsylvania’a state budget

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 12, 2009

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a story on how state taxpayer funding is available for business façades. The real façade is that the state budget is “cut to the…

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