Study: Speculation and Predetermined Conclusions

• March 4, 2008

House Democrats waste taxpayer money on useless report  HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation responded to a study released today by the House Democrats on the potential lease…

Press Release

Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission vs. PennDOT

• March 3, 2008

Act 44 of 2007 dramatically expanded the scope and power of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) to increase tolls on the 537-mile Turnpike; enter into a lease agreement with…

Fact Sheet

Regulation

How to Shrink an Economy

• Nathan Benefield
• February 29, 2008

Penn State Altoona econ professor John McGinnis writes on how Pennsylvania’s “economic development” spending shrinks our economy – first by taxing to pay for this corporate welfare, then by…

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State Budget

PA Budget Historical Numbers

• Nathan Benefield
• February 29, 2008

I’ve received a couple of requests for historics Pennsylvania state budget numbers, so I thought I’d post the data here. The figures represent actual final spending from 1970-2007, while…

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Taxes & Economy

Foreigners Create Jobs

• Matthew Brouillette
• February 27, 2008

With transportation funding from last year's Act 44 looking increasingly unlikely to materialize, Gov. Rendell is wisely continuing to push for a private-sector lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike as part…

Commentary

Education

Study: Milwaukee school choice program saves taxpayers money

• Nathan Benefield
• February 25, 2008

A new study released by the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas, demonstrates how Milwaukee’s Parental Choice Program saves Wisconsin taxpayers money, as voucher amounts are…

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Health Care

RendellCare: What Would Jesus Do?

• Nathan Benefield
• February 24, 2008

Remember the passage in the Bible where Jesus called upon the Roman Empire to provide universal, government-run health insurance? What! There’s no such passage? Perhaps someone should point that…

Commentary

Regulation

Corporate Welfare responsible for 125% of new jobs

• Nathan Benefield
• February 21, 2008

A new study and press conference today by the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association (PEDA) takes credit for helping to “create” 186,000 jobs in PA from 2003 through…

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State Budget

CAGW Names Rep. John Murtha Porker of the Year

• Nathan Benefield
• February 20, 2008

Pennsylvania’s own Congresman John Murtha was named Porker of the Year by Citizens Against Government Waste: In fiscal year 2008, he brought home 72 pork projects worth $149.2…

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