Government Accountability

Contract Transparency: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

• Nathan Benefield
• April 7, 2015

State union contracts worth billions of taxpayer dollars would be available for public inspection before being signed by the governor, if proposals unveiled by two state Senators become law. The…

Media

Critic of pension reform is the one who is ‘striking out’: PennLive letters

• March 23, 2015

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State Budget

Wolf’s $1,000 Per Second Spending Plan

• March 10, 2015

Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed a budget with a spending rate clocking in at a blistering $1,000 per second. That means in the time it takes you to read this…

Commentary

Government Should Do Less So We Can Do More

• Nathan Benefield
• February 27, 2015

Prosperity or ruin? In theory, it’s a simple choice with an obvious answer. But in practice, complicating factors make the decision anything but easy.

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Marcellus Shale Successes Continue

• Gordon Tomb
• February 10, 2015

The stories continue: more jobs, increased tax revenue and cheap energy, all from the free-market production of Marcellus Shale gas. Take last week’s report from the Central Pennsylvania…

Media

Charter critics, where’s your better alternative for York city schools: PennLive letters

• February 6, 2015

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Let’s take a closer look at the ‘facts’ used to oppose liquor privatization: PennLive letters

• January 6, 2015

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Raising taxes is the wrong way to fix Pa.’s financial problem: PennLive letters

• December 9, 2014

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PennLive, don’t blame only Republicans for Pa.’s spending mess: PennLive letters

• November 20, 2014

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