PHEAA chief asked to step down

• Nathan Benefield
• October 5, 2007

Jan Murphy in the Patriot News on the more abrupt forced resignation of Dick Willey from PHEAA, follwing the Auditor General’s preliminary report. Apparently even board members like…

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Campaign Finance Reform Gone Haywire

• Nathan Benefield
• August 30, 2007

This story from the Wall Street Journal (hat tip to Tony Phyrillas) illustrates exactly why campaign donation limits are a meaningless reform. Unfortunately, this is the same type…

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11th Most Influential Blog

• Nathan Benefield
• July 23, 2007

PolicyBlog debuts as the Pennsylvania’s 11th most influential political blog on the Blognetnews.com rankings. Tony Phyrillas (#5) comments that we are moving up fast (though technically we are…

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On Second Thought

• Nathan Benefield
• July 12, 2007

Tony Phyrillas has reconsidered his earlier overly-rosy reading of the budget deal. He used our Good, Bad, and Ugly budget autopsy to back up his coversion, though…

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Lame Duck, or Big Winner?

• Nathan Benefield
• July 10, 2007

Tony Phyrillas celebrates Rendell’s losses in the budget deal – too bad that doesn’t do taxpayers any good. Phyrillas likes the “no new taxes” – but new taxes…

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Everything you need to know about Act 1

• Nathan Benefield
• May 8, 2007

Tony Phyrillas says: “If you don’t spend much time at the Commonwealth Foundation’s Web site, shame on you”. This in reference to our Policy Point on Act 1.

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Legislative sponges soak up tax dollars

• Nathan Benefield
• May 8, 2007

Tony Phyrillas on the top uses of “Public Services Announcements” – i.e. taxpayer-funded advertising – in the Pennsylvania House.

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State workers have it good in Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• January 16, 2007

Tony Phyrillas in the Pottstown Mercury.

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Taxes & Economy

Why should Pa. settle for mediocrity?

• October 23, 2006

Tony Phyrillas on Rendell’s ranking by the Cato Institute.

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