Rendell’s Pension Reform Plan?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 16, 2007

From the Patriot News report on the state employees contract deal came this tidbit: Rising pension costs also were discussed in negotiations, but Budget Secretary Michael Masch said those…

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Leasing the Turnpike

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 18, 2006

Sunday’s Patriot News looks at the potential terms of a turnpike lease, and the affect potential limits and mandates would have on the price of a lease. Also, check…

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Ending high school at 10th grade?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 15, 2006

A new report calls for ending high school after 10th grade (students could then enter community college or have two years of college prep work, paying teachers a higher starting…

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School districts’ pension tab to rise

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 9, 2006

Charles Thompson reports in the Patriot News that school districts’ contributions to the pension system is going to rise by about $94 million next year. That is minor compared…

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Rendell to weigh turnpike funding

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 6, 2006

The Patriot News reports that Governor Rendell will announce his views on leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike. We at the Commonwealth Foundation maintain that Public-Private Parternships are the key to…

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PHEAA Ordered to Open Books

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 15, 2006

The Commonwealth Court rules that the Open Records law, which applies to all state agencies, applies to PHEAA, which is a state agency that had refused to disclose many of…

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