Education

Higher Taxes and Tuition Coming for PA College Students

• Nathan Benefield
• December 11, 2009

The Tribune Review reports Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is continuing to threaten a tax on tuition, attempting to use a jedi mind trick to persuade universities to cough up…

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Education

Pittsburgh Tuition Tax Podcast

• Nathan Benefield
• December 1, 2009

Elizabeth Bryan and I discuss the proposed tuition tax in Pittsburgh in a podcast. Joining us for part of the conversation is Aaron Gross, a student…

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Education

Taxing Tuition: The Future of Higher Education?

• Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
• November 30, 2009

With Pittsburgh on the brink of bankruptcy thanks to its continual out-of-control spending, Mayor Ravenstahl and his allies on City Council have hatched a new scheme to collect more money…

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Education

Teacher Merit Pay May Come to Pittsburgh

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 23, 2009

Pittsburgh City Schools may soon finalize their second huge grant. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is granting the system $40 million over 6 and half years to improve…

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Education

Taxing Students For Past Mistakes

• November 21, 2009

Pittsburgh’s financial problems are such that it gave rise to the Intergovermental Cooperation Authority(ICA) – formed by none other than, perennially in-deficit Governor, Ed Rendell. The ICA was put…

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Public Union Democracy

Pittsburgh not Prevailing

• November 20, 2009

Pittsburgh City Council President Doug Shields is lobbying support for a prevailing wage law in the municipality.  His bill would set prevailing wage rates for most employees working…

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CF in the Blogs

• Nathan Benefield
• November 13, 2009

Here are some recent CF mentions in the blogosphere PointOfLaw.com and National Review Online – feature a CF preview of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court election Seen Through…

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Regulation

Gambling – The Savior to PA’s Fiscal Problems?

• November 10, 2009

Any prudent individual would not plan on gambling winnings to become prosperous or even to get out of debt. But the state of Pennsylvania, turns to gambling to resolve all…

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Taxes & Economy

Alliance Still Fighting to Stop I-80 Tolling

• November 9, 2009

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again – seems to be the motto of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as they seek once again to Toll I-80. The…

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