State Budget

Rendell hype costs Pa. $12.5M a year

• Nathan Benefield
• October 23, 2006

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article on the$12.5 million in the administration’s public relations budget. Just one advantage of being an incumbent.

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Health Care

Strong Rhetoric for Socialized Medicine

• Nathan Benefield
• October 20, 2006

Governor Rendell’s Weekly Letter along with a Press Release demands legislators pass of his “Cover All Kids” proposal. His rhetoric is powerful (read Lowman Henry’s admission that…

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Regulation

Action on State Regulations

• Nathan Benefield
• October 18, 2006

The state Environmental Quality Board has pushed through a stricter mercury emissions rule for power plants that would likely increase the cost of electricity, jeopardize jobs, and has little…

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Health Care

Fighting Universal Health Care

• Nathan Benefield
• October 18, 2006

Coverage of yesterday’s press conference on the concerns about “Cover All Kids” – the Governor’s proposed universal health care coverage for children in the Morning Call. Also from…

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Pennsylvania by the numbers

• Nathan Benefield
• October 17, 2006

Latest Tony Phyrillas column/fact sheet.

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Taxes & Economy

Business Climate Attitudes Remain Low

• Nathan Benefield
• October 16, 2006

The Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research released its Fall 2006 Business Climate Survey, a survey of business owners and managers. Overall, attitudes about the PA business climate remain…

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Regulation

A $2-Trillion Fiscal Hole

• Nathan Benefield
• October 12, 2006

Wall Street Journal article estimates the unfunded liabilities of state and local government’s retiree health care plans to be $1.4 trillion, about double the unfunded pension liabilities of $700…

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Regulation

EDITORIAL | Taxpayers lose in Pa. pension gamble

• October 10, 2006

We hate to have to say “We told you so.” So we won’t. But we’ll let the Chambersburg Public Opinion do it. 🙂 “The stock market was strong back…

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Regulation

Getting mileage out of perks

• Nathan Benefield
• October 10, 2006

Brad Bumsted and Debra Erdley in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on the excesses in PA House perks. Turns out that Mike Veon, Democratic Whip from Beaver Falls, collects more in…

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