State Budget

Stay (Just A Little Bit Longer)

• Nathan Benefield
• October 10, 2008

Recently, state Senators Gibson Armstrong (R, Lancaster) and Vince Fumo (D, Philadelphia) sounded the alarm that Pennsylvania will be facing a massive budget deficit by the end of the…

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Taxes & Economy

Current State Spending = Future Tax Increase?

• September 18, 2008

Budget revenue shortfalls on track to produce multi-billion dollar tax increase in 2009   HARRISBURG, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation joined State Rep. Sam Rohrer, State Senator John Eichelberger,…

Press Release

Odd U-Turn on Property Tax Relief

• Nathan Benefield
• January 30, 2008

In the House debate over property taxes relief, focusing on David Levdansky’s HB 1600 (increasing the state sales tax and person income tax to provide about $1.5 billion in…

Media

Rohrer proposes to limit prevailing wage

• Nathan Benefield
• June 20, 2007

Rep. Sam Rohrer has introduced legislation to eliminate prevailing wage limitations on road and bridge construction. Click here for more on the cost of prevailing wage laws for…

Media

Health Care

Fighting Universal Health Care

• Nathan Benefield
• October 18, 2006

Coverage of yesterday’s press conference on the concerns about “Cover All Kids” – the Governor’s proposed universal health care coverage for children in the Morning Call. Also from…

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Government Accountability

The Incumbents We Need

• Matthew Brouillette
• September 26, 2006

Pennsylvania’s 2006 elections will go down in the history books as one in which citizens overturned the apple cart of many incumbent state legislators. While many career politicians are already…

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