Education

Parents, Children, and Lawmakers Celebrate Education Savings Accounts

  • James Paul
  • August 9, 2017

Dozens of parents, children, and educational choice advocates packed the Joshua Learning Center in Harrisburg to rally for education savings accounts (ESAs). Sen. John DiSanto's soon-to-be released legislation,…

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Public Union Democracy

Union Dues Fund New Political Attack Ads

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 5, 2016

America Works USA launched a new round of political attack ads opposing the latest state budget. These highly misleading ads again talk about “cuts to education.” However, the…

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Education

Wolf Claims More Student Hostages

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 16, 2015

Earlier this week, The Neighborhood Academy, a private school in Pittsburgh, held a rally in the state Capitol to highlight Gov. Wolf’s withholding tax credits for student scholarships. Pennsylvania’s Educational…

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Taxes & Economy

Harrisburg Tea Party Attracts Estimated 2000

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 15, 2009

An estimated 2,000 protesters showed up for the tea party in Harrisburg. Not only was the crowd impressive, but the number of food items collected for Bethesda…

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Taxes & Economy

More on the Porn Bailout

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 8, 2009

As mentioned here yesterday, the Porn Industry (led by Hustler’s Larry Flynt and Girl’s Gone Wild‘s Joe Francis) is seeking a federal bailout.  I’m not sure if they are…

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State Budget

Taxpayers still buying promotional calendars for lawmakers

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 7, 2008

Dennis Owens of ABC 27 has a story that the latest Capitol Calendars (“courtesy” of your legislator) are now available.  Owens recalled our breakdown of the cost of…

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