Gov. Tom Corbett’s spending leaves some wondering about his budget ‘sacrifice’ message

• June 5, 2011

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Health Care

Pennsylvania Welfare Spending & Medicaid

• May 20, 2011

Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed FY 2011-12 budget would represent the first time General Fund spending on the Department of Public Welfare would exceed that for the Department of Education.

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Fiscal conservatives give Gov. Tom Corbett’s Liberty Loan Fund idea a failing grade

• May 17, 2011

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Government Accountability

Exclusive Interview with Gov. Corbett, and Tonight on Stossel

• Matthew Brouillette
• May 12, 2011

Right now, I’m writing you from a train leaving New York City, because last night I interviewed with “The Stache,” John Stossel, about the natural gas boom in…

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Regulation

A Penny Saved or a Penny Burned?

• Nathan Benefield
• May 11, 2011

For any family, saving a few dollars for the future and paying off credit card bills would be the fiscally prudent path.  Likewise, state lawmakers should resist the temptation to…

Commentary

Fiscal conservatives give Gov. Tom Corbett’s Liberty Loan Fund idea a failing grade

• May 11, 2011

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Education

Bad Economists and Good Budget Cuts

• Charles Mitchell
• May 10, 2011

Yesterday in the Patriot-News, yet another Penn State administrator campaigned against Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed cuts to the generous subsidies our public universities receive from taxpayers (many of which…

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Regulation

A Half-Billion Saved is a Half-Billion Earned

• Nathan Benefield
• May 4, 2011

After April’s General Fund tax collections came in at 9 percent above forecasts, some lawmakers are clamoring to spend any surplus Pennsylvania has at the end of the…

Media

Pennsylvania Education Spending

• April 22, 2011

K-12 public education spending has dramatically increased in Pennsylvania.  Pennsylvania's education spending increased from $4 billion in 1980 to more than $25 billion in 2009—a 133% increase in per-student spending,…

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