Push for private transportation deals

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 5, 2007

Coverage of Governor Rendell’s press conference pushing for public-private partnerships and a Turnpike Lease in transportation in the Post-Gazette. Also speaking for P3s were US Secretary of Transportation Mary…

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New Paradigm Equals New Opportunities

  • March 22, 2007

The global environment for transportation financing is entering a new paradigm. Like many states, Pennsylvania finds itself at the convergence of two intersecting trends that demand fiscal attention: First, growing…

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Leisure Inequality

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 16, 2007

Interesting point about inequality and redistribution policy: As you’ve probably heard, there’s been an explosion of inequality in the United States over the past four decades. The gap between…

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Yes, Profits Matter

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 8, 2007

Investor’s Business Daily editorial on oil profits: Profits drive discovery and productivity in every industry, but particularly in the capital-intensive energy sector. The seismic and satellite technologies now…

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Financing and Managing Transportation in PA

  • March 6, 2007

Commonwealth Foundation report recommends Public-Private Partnerships Harrisburg, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation released a new report, The Emerging Paradigm: Financing and Managing Pennsylvania’s Transportation Infrastructure and Mass Transit, which…

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The Emerging Paradigm: Financing and Managing Pennsylvanias Transportation Infrastructure and Mass Transit

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • March 6, 2007

In November 2006, Governor Ed Rendell’s Pennsylvania Transportation Funding and Reform Commission identified a $1.7 billion annual shortfall in funding for the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure and mass transit services. The…

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PHEAA’s use of state plane saves money, CEO claims

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 5, 2007

Dick Willey argued to the Patriot News that using the state plane to fly PHEAA board members (almost all of whom are state legislators) to retreats across the US…

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Private vs. Gov’t Response to Crisis

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 23, 2007

The News of Delaware County editorial poses an interesting question: “Would corporate America have handled last week’s Interstate 78 disaster any worse or better than Pennsylvania government officials?”…

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Does the U.S. Spend More?

  • February 20, 2007

A new report from McKinsey claims that the United States spends $477billion a year – $1,645 per person – more on health care than otherOECD countries do, after…

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