State Budget

Senate Takes Step to Put PA on Spending Diet

• June 21, 2007

Commonwealth Foundation applauds WAM-free, low-growth budget HARRISBURG, PA — On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Senate passed a 2007-08 budget in the spirit of the Taxpayer Protection Act. This $27.0 billion budget…

Press Release

Senate Votes to Keep Ethanol Tariff

• Nathan Benefield
• June 20, 2007

Andy Roth of The Club For Growth on a US Senate vote to keep a tariff on ethanol imports. If lawmakers believe ethanol is good for the environment (the…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Is State Government Ready for a Spending Diet?

• June 6, 2007

Taxpayer Protection bills sent to Senate floor HARRISBURG, PA — Today, the State Senate Finance Committee voted to send the Taxpayer Protection Act (SB 707) and the Taxpayer Protection Amendment…

Press Release

Taxes & Economy

Protecting the Taxpayers

• Matthew Brouillette
• May 31, 2007

Thank you Senator Corman, Senator Folmer, and members of the Senate Majority Policy Committee for the opportunity to testify on the proposed Taxpayer Protection Act (SB 7) and Taxpayer Protection…

Commentary

Education

Diet Tip of the Week, Issue 3

• May 24, 2007

One of the most notorious abuses of taxpayers' money is the exercise of Walking-Around-Money (WAMs). These funds are set aside for use at each legislator's discretion to dish out to…

Commentary

Government Accountability

Empowering Citizens through Legislative Redistricting & Initiative & Referendum

• Matthew Brouillette
• May 24, 2007

Thank you Chairman Piccola and members of the Senate State Government Committee for the opportunity to share with you the position and opinions of the Commonwealth Foundation on Senate Bills…

Testimony

Term Limits Fails in Committee

• Nathan Benefield
• May 8, 2007

The Senate State Government Committee rejected, by a 2 to 9 vote, reporting John Eichelberger’s constitutional amendment on legislative term limits, to the full Senate (Sen. Eichelberger discussed his…

Media

Government Accountability

Memo to Senate State Government Committee Members

• May 7, 2007

MEMORANDUM TO: Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee Members (Senators Piccola, Folmer, A. Williams, Scarnati, Brubaker, Corman, Punt, McIhinney, Fontana, Hughes, and Tartaglione) FROM: Commonwealth Foundation, Democracy Rising PA, Rock the…

Commentary

Government Accountability

In Support of a Limited Constitutional Convention

• Matthew Brouillette
• March 28, 2007

Delivered on Monday, March 26, 2007 Thank you Chairman Piccola and members of the Senate State Government Committee for the opportunity to share with you the position of the…

Commentary