Government Accountability

Legal fees double taxpayers’ cost in bonus scandal

• Nathan Benefield
• July 30, 2008

Tribune Review story highlights the millions of taxpayer dollars spent on legal fees – the bulk by House Democrats – in response to the bonusgate investigation. Taxpayers picked…

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Taxes & Economy

Philly population declines – only New Orleans loses more residents

• Nathan Benefield
• July 10, 2008

A Philadelphia Inquirer article looks at Philadelphia’s population decline from 2000-2007, in which the city lost 68,000 residents (continuing a downward trend). The Post-Gazette has a related article…

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Regulation

Time to end earmarks and WAMs

• Nathan Benefield
• July 7, 2008

Good op-ed in the Patriot News by William G. Williams on the need to end Congressional earmarks and WAMs by the PA General Assembly: For years in…

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The Transportation Committee Cerberus

• July 6, 2008

Rep. Joe Markosek wants to become the next Cerberus of the General Assembly. Of course, that title is currently held by Rep. Babette Josephs for bottling up…

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State Budget

Will this budget’s ink be red in 2009?

• July 4, 2008

No, that’s not our headline, but Pete DeCoursey‘s at Capitolwire.com…

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Education

Philadelphia private school managers a failure or success story?

• Nathan Benefield
• July 3, 2008

The Fordham Institute blasts a Philadelphia Inquirer story calling the Philadelphia public school’s removal of six private managers a “blow to the experiment”: Kristen Graham of…

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Regulation

Don’t know much about history?

• Nathan Benefield
• July 2, 2008

In another example of professional licensing run amok,…

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Regulation

House Republicans Highlight Debt, Rendell Spending

• Nathan Benefield
• June 24, 2008

AP article on House Republicans (at least some of them) noting the enormous burden of debt on Pennsylvania taxpayers before voting on more borrowing for corporate welfare.

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Evans, Capelli to Introduce Lease Bill

• Nathan Benefield
• June 5, 2008

State Rep. Dwight Evans (a Philadelphia Democrat) and Rep. Steven Capelli (a Williamsport-area Republican) will introduce a bill (HB 2593) to authorizing leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Paul Nussbaum reports in…

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