Taxes & Economy

The Benefits of Lower Tobacco Taxes

  • July 9, 2010

Gov. Rendell hailed the budget, as he signed it into law on Tuesday. However, Rendell isn’t all smiles– the Governor lamented the fact that lawmakers failed to increase…

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Education

Unethical Philly Superintendent Leeching Taxpayers Dry

  • July 9, 2010

Last school year, taxpayers gave Philadelphia School District Superintendent Arlene Ackerman $65,000 (in addition to her salary of $325,000, which could be close to $500,000 next year). But…

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Government Accountability

Pennsylvania Leads in Spending Taxpayer Money to Lobby Congress

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 8, 2010

A new analysis from Open Secrets finds that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (i.e., our state government) led all states in spending taxpayer money on federal lobbying in the first…

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Government Accountability

PennFuture’s Hypocritcal, Unethical, and Possibly Illegal Lobbying

  • July 8, 2010

Harrisburg, PA – The Commonwealth Foundation today released a report on the activities and claims of PennFuture (a.k.a. Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future), the organization founded by current Pennsylvania Secretary…

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Taxes & Economy

New EPA Rules Will Increase Electricity Costs

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • July 8, 2010

Only a few weeks after the failure of the Murkowski resolution to block the EPA’s power grab, the agency is seeking approval of a new regulation that could significantly increase…

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