State Budget

Is Pa. Budget Groundhog Day Ahead?

• Matthew Brouillette
• February 2, 2016

Instead of changing course entering the new budget season, Wolf appears poised to continue governing by attack ad. No wonder the latest polling shows Wolf’s approval is lower now than…

Commentary

State Budget

State Budget Déjà Vu

• Nathan Benefield
• February 5, 2014

Ceremonies in Punxsutawney have come and gone, but every year Groundhog Day reminds me of the film of the same name—in which Bill Murray lives the same day over and over…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Against Tax Hikes

• July 1, 2009

The Commonwealth Foundation today launched a new effort to collect names of Pennsylvania lawmakers who agree with President Obama when he said “In an economy like this, the…

Media

Do we need Special Session on Baseball Bats?

• Nathan Benefield
• September 27, 2007

Philadelphia Inquirer story on the controversy over a bill to ban metal bats in baseball and softball from Little League through High School. The claim is that balls come…

Media

More on House Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• March 14, 2007

Pete DeCoursey of Capitolwire (subscription) with a scathing column about the lack of propsects for real reform: If you wanted to see how much is changing in the…

Media

Taxes & Economy

House Democrats Star in “Groundhog Day”

• February 1, 2005

This week marks Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania—the day that the world’s most famous groundhog emerges from his hole to tell us whether or not we can expect an early…

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