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JULY 29, 2010 | Testimony by NATHAN BENEFIELD

Lancaster Co. Human Relations Commission

I hope the Commissioners will seriously consider both the costs and the benefits ...

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MAY 3, 2010 | Policy Points by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION

Transportation Special Session Survival Guide

Transportation Special Session

Gov. Rendell has called a special session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly ...

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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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JULY 16, 2010 | News Release by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION

CF Responds to PennFuture Demands

A July 14, 2010 letter from PennFuture's attorney claimed the Commonwealth ...

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JUNE 30, 2010 | News Release by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION

2010 Budget Deal Fails to Plan for Future

Pennsylvania Budget Deal Fails to Plan for Future

Commonwealth Foundation president and CEO Matthew Brouillette released the ...

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JULY 8, 2010 | Policy Brief by PAUL CHESSER

PennFuture's Lobbying

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PennFuture (a.k.a. Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future), the organization founded ...

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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 22, 2010 | Commentary by KATRINA CURRIE

The Marcellus Shale: A Real Stimulus

Marcellus Shale: A real stimulus

The Marcellus Shale formation is believed to be the largest unconventional ...

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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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JUNE 29, 2010 | Policy Points by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION

Pennsylvania Budget Facts 2010: Corporate Taxes

Budget facts corporate tax

The Commonwealth has the second highest state corporate income tax (behind ...

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JUNE 8, 2010 | Policy Brief by KATRINA CURRIE, ELIZABETH STELLE

Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Boom

Pennsylvania natural gas tax Commonwealth Foundation policy brief

The Marcellus Shale formation is believed to be the largest unconventional ...

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JUNE 23, 2010 | Testimony by MATTHEW BROUILLETTE

More Reforms Before More Revenue in Transportation

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Good morning and thank you Chairman Rafferty for the invitation to testify ...

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JUNE 21, 2010 | Commentary by RICHARD DREYFUSS

$27 Billion Pension "Reform"

On June 16, the PA House passed pension "non-reform" by further deferring ...

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JUNE 11, 2010 | Testimony by NATHAN BENEFIELD, KATRINA CURRIE

Green Jobs and the Broken Window Fallacy

Green jobs and the broken window fallacy

This concept applies to the "green jobs" craze gripping lawmakers. Green ...

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JUNE 2, 2010 | Testimony by ELIZABETH STELLE

Welfare Fraud and Abuse

Welfare fraud and abuse testimony

Welfare advocates justify spending increases by emphasizing that they're necessary ...

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Transportation special session

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Physics Supports Fracking Safety

July 30

When the head of the Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Oil and Gas Management says, There has never been any evidence of fracking ever causing direct contamination of fresh groundwater in Pennsylvania or anywhere else it is not because he does not know about Cabot in Dimock or ...

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