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AUGUST 17, 2010 | Commentary by NATALIE ROGOL

Time to Exit Rendell's Road to Higher Taxes

Rendell's high tax road

Governor Rendell has proposed a series of tax increases to fill a $415 million ...

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AUGUST 26, 2010 | Commentary by DAVID KIRKPATRICK

Teachers and their Unions, Part II

This is another look raising legitimate questions as to how, or even if, teacher ...

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AUGUST 19, 2010 | Commentary by DAVID W. KIRKPATRICK

Teachers and Their Unions

Teachers and Their Unions

Teacher unions like to say they represent their members and look out for their ...

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AUGUST 10, 2010 | Commentary by JOSHUA HOERNER

A School Choice Governor?

School choice governor

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett recently made headlines by announcing ...

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AUGUST 3, 2010 | Commentary by DOUG MCLINKO

Gas Fuels Growth

Gas fuels growth 073010

The national economy is in a slump, unemployment remains stubbornly high, ...

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JULY 28, 2010 | Policy Report by BEACON HILL INSTITUTE AT SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY

Growing Money on Trees

Growing money on trees

In December 2009, the Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee (PCCAC), ...

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JULY 27, 2010 | Commentary by MATTHEW BROUILLETTE

Can Tom Corbett Keep His "No Tax" Pledge?

Can Tom Corbett keep his no tax pledge?

Attorney General Tom Corbett has taken significant criticism for his pledge ...

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JULY 22, 2010 | Commentary by MICHAEL NEROZZI, NATHAN BENEFIELD

I&R: Our Inalienable Right to Reform

I&R Reform

It is clear our government will not reform itself. Article I, Section 2 of ...

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JULY 13, 2010 | Commentary by NATHAN BENEFIELD

The Real Problem with the Specter Library

The problem with the Specter library

As part of the state budget deal, Gov. Rendell secured $600 million in new ...

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JUNE 23, 2010 | Policy Report by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION

A Taxpayer's Budget 2010

A Taxpayer's Budget 2010: Responsible Spending for PA

A Taxpayer's Budget 2010: Responsible Spending for Pennsylvania identifies ...

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JUNE 29, 2010 | Policy Points by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION

Pennsylvania Education Spending

Budget facts 2010: Education spending

Pennsylvania's education spending increased from $4 billion in 1980 to over ...

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Solar Subsidies Sink State

Taxpayer grants and mandates for alternative energy undermine Pennsylvania economy

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A Slap in the Face to Pennsylvania Taxpayers

September 2

The Tribune Review revisits the Rendell Administration's leasing tens of thousands of acres of state forest lands via no-bid contracts. State records the Tribune-Review obtained show that, in one noncompetitive agreement Jan. 7 with Texas gas company Anadarko, the state received $1,000 an acre for ...

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