Rendell revives idea of leasing turnpike

  • September 6, 2007

The Patriot-News reports that “Rendell has said that if the process promised annual returns approaching $1.5 billion or more, he likely would ask the General Assembly to reconsider the…

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Calls for heads to roll at PHEAA

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 4, 2007

The Patriot News says PHEAA employees who think they would earn more in the private sector should go earn more in the private sector (by which they mean not…

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More on PHEAA from the Guv

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 23, 2007

Governor calls PHEAA bonuses “outrageous” – Breaking News with The Patriot-News Sens. Jane Orie, R-Allegheny, and John Rafferty, R-Montgomery, reacted to the bonuses by saying they plan to…

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Bonus Time At PHEAA

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 23, 2007

Jan Murphy at the Patriot News on PHEAA’s latest round of bonuses, noting that PHEAA CEO Dick Willey’s bonus is higher than Governor Rendell’s salary.The headline “PHEAA’s…

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Taxes & Economy

Minimum Wage COLAs: Overstated Benefits & Hidden Costs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 22, 2007

Support for minimum wage increases is based on the idea that a higher minimum wage will “help the poor” by increasing their pay and lifting them out of poverty.

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Drunk on ethanol

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 21, 2007

Los Angeles Times article on politicians love for ethanol – mandating its use and subsidizing its production, while keeping high tariffs on foreign ethanol. They also point out how…

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Parochial choice

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 15, 2007

Letter to the Patriot News explains how Harrisburg Schools can save money — through school choice. We have discussed this idea a number of times, including a policy brief,…

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Think again before tolling I-80

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 13, 2007

CEO of Weis Markets on the poorly vetted Act 44 plan to toll I-80 and raise Turnpike tolls in the Patriot News.

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Cyber schools cut districts’ expenses

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 7, 2007

Letter from a cyber school CEO and former school district superintendent to the Patriot News on how cyber schools save taxpayers money. Read more about how cyber schools save…

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