Regulation

Commonwealth Foundation Toasts Turzai Liquor Freedom Bill

  • July 13, 2011

HARRISBURG, PA (07.13.11)-Commonwealth Foundation toasted House Majority Leader Mike Turzai today for unveiling House Bill 11, a law that would privatize the wholesale and retail sales operations of the Pennsylvania…

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Taxes & Economy

Saving the Amazon (in Pennsylvania)

  • July 11, 2011

When it comes to stopping the spree of tax hikes, the Pennsylvania legislature and Gov. Tom Corbett got it right this past session. In response, the world’s largest online retailer,…

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Education

President Obama Is Right

  • Charles Mitchell
  • July 6, 2011

Savor that headline, because you won’t see it on this blog too often.  But it’s true.  As our friend Lindsey Burke at the Heritage Foundation points out, today at…

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PLCB: Oops, We’re Not MOST Un-American!

  • July 5, 2011

MOSCOW HARRISBURG (July 5) — In a troublesome twist by the problematic potables policemen, a PLCB spokesperson contacted CF directly this afternoon to notify us that the mysterious disappearance of an agency…

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Regulation

CF Blasts Big Brother Booze Brag

  • July 5, 2011

Commonwealth Foundation denounced a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board press release today for its failure to disclose all the fiscal facts and for boasting about a government-run monopoly on liquor…

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Taxes & Economy

Nine of 11 Fastest Growing Jobs Drilling Related

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • June 22, 2011

Nationwide workforce data shows oil and gas extraction jobs growing at rates far above any other sector of the American economy. According to EMSI’s latest quarterly employment data,…

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Taxes & Economy

WITF Marcellus Forum Viewers Guide

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 31, 2011

Tonight at 8 p.m., WITF TV will air an hour-long “Marcellus Shale Forum”. While the discussion should be informative for most viewers wanting to learn about the Marcellus Shale…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania Not Among Best States for Business

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 17, 2011

Chief Executive Group released its annual Best/Worst States for Business report, bestowing another undesirable state ranking on Pennsylvania. The commonwealth ranked 39th out of the 50 states, dropping seven…

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Education

Corbett’s Case for School Choice

  • May 10, 2011

Gov. Tom Corbett delivered the following speech at the American Federation for Children conference at the Washington Marriott in Washington D.C. on Monday, May 9, 2011. What isn’t working about public…

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