Public Union Democracy

Unions Bankrupt Scranton, Who’s Next?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 19, 2012

The City of Scranton is broke. It can’t pay its employees and faces a budget deficit of about $16 million this year, thanks to a toxic combination of declining…

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Education

Why Families Like Cyber and Charter Schools

• Priya Brannick
• May 23, 2012

Nine-year-old Ashley Matunis and her sister, 6-year-old Anna (pictured right), are typical girls who enjoy pizza and pretzels. They are also typical of the kind of students who attend cyber…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania’s Once-Great Cities

• Nathan Benefield
• February 23, 2012

If you missed it, ReasonTV put out a great video on the city of Harrisburg’s fiscal disaster, asking whether Harrisburg’s nightmare is America’s Future. Much of what…

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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…

Press Release

Happy Anniversary?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 23, 2011

One year after ObamaCare was signed into law, a majority of Americans want it repealed. Here are some of the reasons why Pennsylvanians are dissatisfied with the law, even before…

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Regulation

Corbett’s Challenge

• Nathan Benefield
• November 8, 2010

As Tom Corbett prepares for his move into the Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion, he must be realizing the magnitude of what he is about to undertake: the governorship of a state…

Commentary

State Budget

Spending Revolt Tour: Day 5 Update

• Matthew Brouillette
• October 11, 2010

The Spending Revolt National Tour stopped in Scranton on Sunday night for a Town Hall meeting, which was streamed live (and available here and below). The Scranton…

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Spending Revolt bus rolls into Scranton with anti-government message

• October 11, 2010

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Taxes & Economy

Fact Check: DEP Funding

• Nathan Benefield
• August 16, 2010

A Capitolwire article (subscription) on DEP funding highlights an argument between a former and current Department of Environmental Protection secretaries. Former DEP Secretary David Hess says the Department is…

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