Taxes & Economy

Evaluating Gov Corbett’s Marcellus Shale Impact Fee

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 3, 2011

Gov. Tom Corbett unveiled his Marcellus Shale impact fee proposal in Pittsburgh today. Corbett’s proposal represents a significant improvement from some of the leading tax and fee proposals. Framework…

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Regulation

Public-Private Parking Prevents Tax Hikes

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • September 20, 2011

Facing immense fiscal and political pressures, many local governments are looking for ways to fund services without raising taxes. But officials need not curb their enthusiasm for fiscal responsibility if…

Commentary

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Regulation

This Is What a Boom Looks Like

  • Charles Mitchell
  • August 16, 2011

About half an hour ago, I was in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. (For my fellow natives of the Philadelphia area, Canonsburg is southwest of Pittsburgh, where they say “younse” instead of “youse”…

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Regulation

AG Audit Finds Rampant PLCB Waste and Mismanagement

  • August 1, 2011

The Commonwealth Foundation strongly condemned the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board today for systematic waste and abuse of taxpayer money and assets following a scathing Pa. Auditor General audit report…

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Regulation

Turnpike Tolls Totally to Transit?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 12, 2011

Amid all the budget turmoil, PA Independent notes the Governor’s Transportation Funding Advisory Commission is looking to use tolls on Turnpike drivers—those going to the state as part of…

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Education

The Razor’s Edge of School Choice

  • June 27, 2011

When Vicky Miller and her daughter Emalie moved to Harrisburg because of a job and financial necessity, they considered their educational options. Five elementary schools in Harrisburg City School District…

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Education

Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying at Pitt

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • June 8, 2011

A reader shared the letter below from the University of Pittsburgh. It urges all parents and students to contact their state legislators and protest higher education cuts in the proposed…

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Regulation

Privatizing “Yellow Pages” Government

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • May 26, 2011

This report surveys the scope of Yellow Pages Government in Pennsylvania, looks at examples of state and local privatization throughout the country, and outlines best practices to equip lawmakers to…

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