Regulation

PA Taxpayers to Build Specter Library, Murtha Center

• Nathan Benefield
• July 3, 2010

Pete DeCoursey of Capitolwire (subscription) reports today that the line items from the RACP legislation ($600 million in borrowing for corporate welfare, included as part of the budget deal),…

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Public Union Democracy

When Unions get Violent

• June 30, 2010

Last Wednesday, men clutching baseball bats attacked construction workers at the King of Prussia mall outside Philadelphia. Workers arriving to the site of the new Toys-R-Us store found their…

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Taxes & Economy

More Reforms Before More Revenue in Transportation

• Matthew Brouillette
• June 23, 2010

Good morning and thank you Chairman Rafferty for the invitation to testify before your committee and for your consideration of our policy solutions to help address Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure funding…

Testimony

Education

Monitoring Charter Schools

• May 25, 2010

Last month, PA Independent highlighted Senate Bill 1156, which would create a committee to monitor Pennsylvania charter schools. This was in response to the mismanagement of a number of…

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Taxes & Economy

Corbett v. Rendell: Who is Right on PA’s Economy?

• Nathan Benefield
• May 20, 2010

In his acceptance speech Tuesday night, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett vowed to get Pennsylvania’s economy back on track after years of stagnation and misguide policy decisions. Gov. Rendell…

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Public Union Democracy

Public vs. Private Employment & Pay

• May 11, 2010

Pennsylvania's private sector lost 113,600 jobs while state and local governments added 40,200 positions between 2000 and 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, public-sector…

Fact Sheet

Libs Going Nuts Over Guns

• Matthew Brouillette
• April 28, 2010

Seems our LiveFreePA event on May 8 has gotten our liberal friends’ underwear in a knot.  So much so that Alan Colmes is going to have me…

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Education

Some Educating Research on Education

• Nathan Benefield
• April 23, 2010

I’m a little behind on my reading – hence I am going through two editions of the quarterly journal Education Next. Nonetheless, there are a number of interesting and informative…

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Government Accountability

Poll Shows Voters Support Pension Reform, I&R, and Spending Limits

• April 20, 2010

HARRISBURG, PA – The Commonwealth Foundation today released results of a recently commissioned statewide poll measuring Pennsylvanians’ opinion of three landmark reforms.  The survey of 700 registered voters was conducted by…

Press Release