Senate panel to review boards’ relevance

• March 17, 2011

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Spending Transparency Coming to Pennsylvania?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 2, 2011

PennWATCH (House Bill 15), sponsored by Rep. Jim Christiana, would create a user-friendly database with searchable information on all state government spending. The bill passed the Pennsylvania House unanimously on…

Commentary

Senate hearing held on selling state liquor stores

• February 15, 2011

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Senate panel serves up first round in state-stores debate

• February 15, 2011

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Taxes & Economy

So Long, Specter

• December 23, 2010

The Washington Examiner‘s Tim Carney today reviews Democrat Sen. Arlen Specter’s farewell speech to the U.S. Senate, and characterizes it as “20 minutes of self-serving gripes, empty name-calling,…

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Regulation

The Politics of Pensions: Why the Taxpayers Lose

• Matthew Brouillette
• November 14, 2010

On Friday’s conference call regarding HB 2497, the Union Pension Bailout Bill (because it bails out the union from real pension reform), someone asked why there were so few…

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Government Accountability

PA Election Fun Facts

• Nathan Benefield
• November 3, 2010

In case you missed our Election Night Live Blog last night, here are some highlights and fun facts. While Pat Toomey won the election for US Senate, he trailed…

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Health Care

Health Care Reform: An Update

• October 27, 2010

Before enacting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Congress had to pass the bill before we'd find out what's in…

Fact Sheet

Taxes & Economy

Sorry PennFuture, No Gas Tax for Staycations

• October 22, 2010

That didn’t take long. After Senate Republican leaders Joe Scarnati, Dominic Pileggi, and Jake Corman notified Gov. Ed Rendell of their “best offer” for a tax plan on the natural…

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