State Budget

Pennsylvania Lawmakers to End Calendar Givewaways

• Nathan Benefield
• November 27, 2009

ABC 27 reports that both the Pennsylvania House and Senate will not be printing calendars to give away this year (which typically featured a “courtesy of Rep. Name”) sticker.

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Public Union Democracy

Why Public Sector Unionism Is a Bad Deal for Taxpayers

• November 24, 2009

A recent report by the Cato Institute concluded “High rates of unionization in the public sector have led to very high labor costs in the form of generous collective…

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How state lawmakers can prevent the next SEPTA strike

• November 23, 2009

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Break Up SEPTA

• November 17, 2009

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Government Accountability

Break Up SEPTA

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 10, 2009

How can Pennsylvania lawmakers avoid this mess? The first step is to open mass transit in Philadelphia to competitive contracting, whereby private companies would compete to operate SEPTA's network.

Commentary

How Pa. can prevent the next SEPTA strike

• November 10, 2009

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Public Union Democracy

If Your Erection Lasts Longer than a SEPTA Strike …

• Nathan Benefield
• November 9, 2009

Alex Charyna points out this tidbit in the Philadelphia Daily News – one demand of the SEPTA union was more Viagra: Yes, it appears that labor issues…

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Public Union Democracy

SEPTA Union Doesn’t Represent “The Working Class”

• November 4, 2009

About 5,100 union workers for SEPTA went on strike early Tuesday, leaving 450,000 people to find new ways to travel. The union is demanding a 4% raise and an…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to Reapply to Toll I-80

• Nathan Benefield
• May 27, 2009

Tom Barnes in the Post-Gazette has a story on how some Pennsylvania lawmakers, who hail from nowhere near the I-80 corridor, want the Turnpike Commission to reapply to toll…

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