Act 1 Tax Shift Coverage

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 7, 2007

Tribune-Review: Voters to decide Act 1 tax trade off. Allentown Morning Call: Act 1 is an awful law, it will divide communities Post-Gazette: Voters Guide 2007: School…

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Attacking Charter Schools

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 1, 2007

This Philadelphia Inquirer article about the Chester-Upland school district’s proposed cap on charter school enrollment was brought to my attention. I now found that they did vote to…

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A New Day in Harrisburg?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 14, 2007

The new PA House rules passed last night unanimously to much praise from lawmakers. The major changes include Provide online access to bills, votes, and financial information Banning “ghost voting”…

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More PHEAA Coverage

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 9, 2007

More media coverage of the outrageous expenses of PHEAA, the Governor’s call to “clean house,” and the suggestion (raised by the Commonwealth Foundation) that PHEAA be privatized: – Mario…

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$150,000 LCB post for retired legislator

  • December 13, 2006

Philadelphia Inquirer reports on another public “servant” landing a cushy taxpayer-funded job…and one that was created for him!…

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Rendell: Make an offer for Pa. Turnpike

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 7, 2006

Yesterday, Governor Rendell announced that the state will be accepting bids for a lease on the Pennsylvania Turnpike through December 22. (See Philadelphia Inquirer story). A lease would require…

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Property Tax “Reform” and Referendum

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 11, 2006

Read my letter to the editor in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer. Also note the conclusion reached by the Allentown Morning Call editorial on the recent property tax “relief:”…

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