Scott Detrow Archives

Taxes & Economy

What’s the Difference Between a Tax and a Fee?

Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
May 31, 2011

The latest media narrative this week seems to be that Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist is controlling Pennsylvania lawmakers, by stating that a proposed “impact fee” is a…

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Education

To These People, Gov. Corbett’s “C” Word Is an Epithet

Charles Mitchell
January 21, 2011

Well. It sounds like the media and the educational establishment interpreted Gov. Tom Corbett’s inaugural address the same way I did. Since his inauguration, there has been a bunch…

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State Budget

Gov. Rendell Wants to Borrow $1 Billion More

Nathan Benefield
December 1, 2010

Gov. Rendell is pushing to issue $1 billion in new state debt before he leaves office in January. Of course, before the bonds are issued, either the Auditor General or…

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Taxes & Economy

How to Write Leading Poll Questions

Nathan Benefield
August 20, 2010

Gov. Rendell continues to push for higher taxes and fees for transportation, this time by commissioning a poll — paid for with campaign funds (which are legally only to be…

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State Budget

Rendell and the Missing $30 Million

Nathan Benefield
August 12, 2010

Yesterday, Gov. Rendell told lawmakers that after Congress passed legislation to increase federal aid to states for Medicaid (FMAP) and to school districts – and also cut funding…

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Taxes & Economy

Tom Corbett is Right on Unemployment

Nathan Benefield
July 10, 2010

Yesterday, PA Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Corbett made remarks about how unemployment benefits result in higher higher unemployment, recorded by Scott Detrow, and picked up on by Capitol Ideas,…

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State Budget

What is Rendell Cutting in Pennsylvania Budget?

Nathan Benefield
January 14, 2010

In his mid-year budget address, Governor Rendell outlined a plan to cut spending by $170 million in the Pennsylvania state budget. This week, he identified $161 specific cuts (see…

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