Stealth Lawmaking Lives

• July 2, 2007

From Democracy Rising….Stealth Lawmaking Lives: House Suspends Rules, Commits $1.65 BillionThis week the PA House proved why changing the rules doesn’t…

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Budget Updates

• Nathan Benefield
• June 30, 2007

Some stories on the state budget negotiations:Patriot NewsPost-GazetteInquirer/APAP on tolling I-80, quoting PennDot study from two years ago: “Based on the long…

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Taxes & Economy

Higher Taxes, More Debt Coming Down the Pike

• June 30, 2007

Commonwealth Foundation warns against transportation funding proposal Harrisburg, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation warned against the higher fees and long-term debt encompassed in the transportation funding proposals winding their…

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Mass Transit Reform: Lessons for Pennsylvania

• June 26, 2007

Executive Summary Pennsylvania’s two major public transit agencies, the Philadelphia-area Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Pittsburgh-based Port Authority Transit (PAT), have been in financial crisis for years, with…

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Success in Philadelphia

• Nathan Benefield
• June 25, 2007

Wall Street Journal editorial on the success of the private managers in Philadelphia schools. See my Commentary on the issue.

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Ideas to Improve Pennsylvania’s Fiscal and Economic Health

• June 20, 2007

:: Fat Facts of the Week ::…

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Holding taxpayers hostage over mass transit

• June 15, 2007

House Appropriations Chairman Dwight Evans plans to force a shutdown of state government if Harrisburg doesn’t give mass transit an ATM card to taxpayers’ bank account. He wants a dedicated…

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Ideas to Improve Pennsylvania’s Fiscal and Economic Health

• June 14, 2007

:: Fat Facts of the Week :: Taxpayer-funded handouts to major corporations are just one reason why state government spending is so obese. Consider just four examples of corporate welfare:…

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State Eminent Domain Report Card

• Nathan Benefield
• June 8, 2007

One major success for individual rights in Harrisburg in recent years is Eminent Domain reform. The Castle Coalition’s Report Card on Eminent Domain Reform Legislation since Kelo, released this…

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