Election News Roundup

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 7, 2007

Patriot News on Judicial Retentions and on Supreme Court Elections Inquirer on races in the Southeast and on the less competitive Philadelphia Mayor’s race. Post-Gazette on…

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Educators urge Legislature to fix system (i.e. spend more)

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 25, 2007

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on the latest call for increased state spending on education from the Education Policy and Leadership Center. Their drumbeat is that the state’s share is only 38%…

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Indiana Toll Road Better Under Private Management?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 22, 2007

This letter in the Tribune Review covers why the Indiana Toll Road is better since it was leased under competitive bidding. It is in response to an earlier letter…

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PHEAA CEO to get $360,000 annual pension

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 28, 2007

Jan Murphy on the pension retiring PHEAA CEO Dick Willey will receive. The pension is so elevated because his $180,000 bonus counts toward the pension calculation. Of course, he…

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Is PA Government the Worst?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 21, 2007

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review story on a Tim Potts presentation on taking Pennsylvania from “worst in the nation” to “best in the nation” in terms of good government. Unfortunately, spokesmen…

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Paying interest, not earning it

  • September 9, 2007

Matt Brouillette’s commentary “Paying interest, not earning it” in the Sunday Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. And did you see Gov. Rendell’s response that was put out about 8 hours after…

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‘The Ten Cannots’…again

  • September 9, 2007

Although we posted “The Ten Cannots” last week, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review used them on their editorial page today with some commentary. They are so good, they are worth reading…

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I-80 tolls the best of ideas … or the worst

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 7, 2007

Eric Heyl on Tolling I-80 in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The most significant problem with this proposal — and it is a particularly nagging one — is that…

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Tolling I-80: What a crock

  • September 5, 2007

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Harrisburg’s transportation boondoggle: “It was hatched behind closed doors without debate or public input.” Read today’s commentary from Matt Brouillette too.

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