Taxes & Economy

Transportation Funding Solutions Require Reforms and Reprioritization

• Matthew Brouillette, Nathan Benefield
• April 14, 2010

Now that the federal government has rejected the ill-conceived plan to toll I-80 for a third, and supposedly final time, Gov. Rendell and the General Assembly must implement serious solutions…

Commentary

Education

PA Public School Staff Grows As Enrollment Declines

• April 14, 2010

Despite stagnation in qualitative measures of school performance, cries for additional spending in public schools have not subsided. In fact, Gov. Rendell says…

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Government Accountability

Pennsylvania Tax Day Tea Parties

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 8, 2010

We’ve been getting a lot of calls from folks who want to attend a tax day tea party. Tea Party Patriots has a good list of the events taking…

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State Budget

PA Budget Facts 2010: Pennsylvania Sales Tax Expansion

• April 7, 2010

Gov. Rendell has proposed lowering Pennsylvania's Sales & Use Tax from 6% to 4% and expanding the tax to 74 goods and services currently not taxed. This is the fourth…

Fact Sheet

Time for Serious Transportation Funding Solutions

• April 6, 2010

Harrisburg, PA – Commonwealth Foundation President and CEO Matthew Brouillette released the following statement in response to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) rejection of Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC)…

Press Release

Education

Operation Restore Launched to Preserve School Choice in PA

• Nathan Benefield
• March 31, 2010

The REACH Alliance launched Operation Restore, a campaign to restore the funding for Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program to $75 million.  The EITC, which before…

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Health Care

Who the Health Cares About the Constitution?

• Nathan Benefield
• March 30, 2010

Constitutional questions have dogged the health care bill since its introduction.  But rather than address these issues head on, supporters of the legislation have shrugged them off.  Speaker Nancy Pelosi,…

Commentary

Education

Some Facts About School Choice for Joe Hoeffel

• Nathan Benefield
• March 26, 2010

In the Democrat contest for Pennsylvania Governor, Joe Hoeffel came out swinging, attacking Anthony Williams for supporting school choice. Apparently, Hoeffel thinks the…

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Taxes & Economy

Podcast: Obese City Governments Seek Soda Tax

• March 24, 2010

Following humbly in the footsteps of Philadelphia mayor, Michael Nutter, mayor Luke Ravensthal of Pittsburgh is proposing a soda tax. Justin Higginbottom from the Tax Foundation,…

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