Governor Tom Corbett at bat: Some hits and some misses

• July 12, 2011

Media Hit

Taxes & Economy

Saving the Amazon (in Pennsylvania)

• July 11, 2011

When it comes to stopping the spree of tax hikes, the Pennsylvania legislature and Gov. Tom Corbett got it right this past session. In response, the world’s largest online retailer,…

Media

Education

Corbett’s First Inning Scorecard

• Nathan Benefield
• July 6, 2011

July signals the coming of two breaks in Pennsylvania—Major League Baseball's All-Star break and the end of the state budget season.   Having endured his first budget as the commonwealth's chief…

Commentary

Education

Will the “Year of School Choice” Come to PA?

• Charles Mitchell
• July 5, 2011

Today’s Wall Street Journal has an editorial that begins as follows: School may be out for the summer, but school choice is in, as states across the nation…

Media

How did Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett fare on his first state budget?

• July 4, 2011

Media Hit

Education

Cut Waste at This Temple, and I Will Praise It in Three Days

• Charles Mitchell
• July 1, 2011

Temple University just announced that it is raising tuition by ten percent, blaming the new state budget.  Temple is an outstanding example of an institution that should have spent…

Media

State Budget

The Good, The Bad and The Undone

• July 1, 2011

The Commonwealth Foundation praised Gov. Tom Corbett and the General Assembly for closing Pennsylvania’s $4.2 billion budget gap without raising taxes on working Pennsylvanians, but a thorough review of the…

Press Release

Nation’s Eyes upon PA GOP

• Matthew Brouillette
• June 28, 2011

With a Republican-controlled Senate and a Republican-controlled House, national news outlets are joining Pennsylvania citizens who are starting to wonder why Republican Gov. Tom Corbett isn’t able to deliver on his campaign promises.  One…

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Regulation

Pennsylvania State Pension Liabilities

• June 6, 2011

PSERS and SERS project total taxpayer contributions will increase from $1.1 billion this year to more than $5.5 billion in 2016—a 421% increase in five years.

Fact Sheet