Health Care

Top 10 Corona Virus FAQ’s for Pennsylvanians

• April 30, 2020

Since the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Pennsylvania, we’ve been deluged with questions about what state government is doing. Below are the top 10 questions we’ve been asked with our quick…

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State Budget

Making Bad Investments Won’t Restore PA

• Tirzah Duren
• June 3, 2019

Governor Wolf’s Restore PA plan utilizes a natural gas severance tax and borrowing to fund infrastructure improvements. There’s a better way to improve our infrastructure.

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State Budget

IFO Projects $1.7 Billion State Budget Deficit in 2019

• Nathan Benefield
• November 19, 2018

Last year’s state budget boasted a series of firsts. It was the first budget in four years enacted before the June 30 deadline and represents the only budget Gov.

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Regulation

Addressing the Confusion on Compensation

• February 23, 2016

Yesterday we issued a press release on public employee compensation, which is now causing quite a stir on social media. One commenter accused us of engaging in “shenanigans.” Another…

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Regulation

Liquor Liberty On Tap Again

• Nathan Benefield
• February 11, 2015

Pennsylvania voters have consistently said they want more convenience and choice by privatizing liquor sales. Not only would privatizing the state-run liquor store monopoly grant voters their wish, but it…

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Regulation

Desperate Times, Desperate Claims

• Nathan Benefield
• March 8, 2013

UFCW President Wendell Young is so desperate to retain Pennsylvania’s 80-year old government liquor monopoly that he’ll say anything.  Most recently, he claimed “privateers” were hacking an online poll…

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Government Accountability

Scare Tactics in the Budget

• Nathan Benefield
• September 22, 2009

John Baer writes – albeit a bit late – on how politicians use scare tactics, i.e. the “Washington Monument Ploy” to…

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State Budget

Is Rendell Lying About State Police Layoffs?

• Nathan Benefield
• July 1, 2009

Gov. Rendell has been quoted on numerous occasions claiming the budget passed by the Pennsylvania Senate last month would result in the layoff of 800 state police.  We pointed out…

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State Lawmakers Argue Gaming Board Lacks Authority

• Nathan Benefield
• October 25, 2007

ABC 27 article and video on the latest controversy over at the Gaming Control Board: The Philadelphia Inquirer reports DeNaples is being investigated by a Dauphin County…

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