Power Motivates Unions

• December 28, 2005

From the Heartland Institute’s School Reform News… Power Motivates Unions Some wonder why the teacher unions, long so fervently opposed to charter schools, are now aggressively trying to recruit…

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Taxes & Economy

Guv can’t find 00.2% in budget fat

• December 26, 2005

AP story: Rendell Vetoes Tax Cuts As any economist worthy of his title would tell Gov. Rendell, using the 5 year total of $1.1 billion is a static (and…

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Taxes & Economy

Lawmakers take break on tax issue

• December 26, 2005

Will either the House or the Senate plan be enough to satisfy taxpayers? Methinks not. Here’s a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review story on the lull before the storm in Harrisburg. The…

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Taxes & Economy

New Population Data

• Nathan Benefield
• December 23, 2005

The US Census Bureau released their annual population estimates yesterday. Pennsylvania continues to lag behind: Pennsylvania’s population grew by 0.3% last year, slower than the national growth (0.9%) and…

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Public Union Democracy

Teachers challenging union dues in California

• Nathan Benefield
• December 20, 2005

California teachers have initiated a lawsuit against the two major teacher’s unions in that state over their rights: NRTW – December Foundation Action The Califonia Teacher Association and California…

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Sunshine for Medicaid

• December 20, 2005

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is leading the way on Medicaid reform. Gov. Rendell would do well to follow his example. However, given that Gov. Rendell measures success in ADDING citizens…

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Pension grab: Lawmakers at a loss

• December 17, 2005

Editorial from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review warns of the looming crisis of public pensions. The Commonwealth Foundation will soon be releasing a report that shows just how out of…

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Taxes & Economy

Minimum Wage: Q & A

• December 15, 2005

WHO ARE MINIMUM WAGE WORKERS IN PENNSYLVANIA?…

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Property Taxpayer Protections: Tax Referendum & Prevailing Wage

• December 14, 2005

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is in the midst of discussing what to do about school property taxes. The discussion is an old one in Harrisburg. The complexity of this issue…

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