State Budget

Can Tom Corbett Keep His “No Tax” Pledge?

• Matthew Brouillette
• July 27, 2010

Attorney General Tom Corbett has taken significant criticism for his pledge to not raise taxes if elected governor.  That was to be expected from his Democrat rival, Allegheny County executive…

Commentary

Corbett, Onorato Both Wishy-Washy on UC

• Nathan Benefield
• July 15, 2010

Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate, continues to take flak for comments he made regarding the unemployed and Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits. After Corbett made comments that…

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Taxes & Economy

Tom Corbett is Right on Unemployment

• Nathan Benefield
• July 10, 2010

Yesterday, PA Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Corbett made remarks about how unemployment benefits result in higher higher unemployment, recorded by Scott Detrow, and picked up on by Capitol Ideas,…

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Government Accountability

Gubernatorial Candidates Criticize RCAP

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 9, 2010

In a somewhat welcome surprise, both candidates for governor (Onorato and Corbett) criticized Rendell’s RCAP projects in the budget amounting to some $300 million dollars. The political legacy projects are the…

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Taxes & Economy

Continued Hypocrisy of “Conservation” Groups

• Nathan Benefield
• July 8, 2010

Previously, we highlighted how the group Conservation Voters of PA lambasted Tom Corbett for receiving campaign contributions from the Anadarko company PAC – but failing to note Gov. Rendell…

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Taxes & Economy

Re: Hypocrisy of ‘Conservation Voters’

• June 23, 2010

Offering more evidence that CVPA’s call for Tom Corbett to return campaign contributions was a partisan stunt, Anadarko also gave Sen. Arlen Specter…

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Taxes & Economy

Hypocrisy of “Conservation Voters”

• Nathan Benefield
• June 23, 2010

I sent the letter below to the group “Conservation Voters of PA“: I saw your press release demanding Tom Corbett return the $6,000 campaign contribution he…

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Taxes & Economy

Corbett v. Rendell: Who is Right on PA’s Economy?

• Nathan Benefield
• May 20, 2010

In his acceptance speech Tuesday night, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett vowed to get Pennsylvania’s economy back on track after years of stagnation and misguide policy decisions. Gov. Rendell…

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Taxes & Economy

Specter to Blame for Specter’s Demise

• Nathan Benefield
• May 20, 2010

We try not to engage too much in political punditry here, but the latest Terry Madonna and Michael Young Politically Uncorrected piece, on the end of Sen. Arlen Specter’s…

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