Taxes & Economy

Time to Reinvestigate Mann and Now PSU

  • March 8, 2011

My American Tradition Institute colleague Chris Horner reports today at the Daily Caller that a NOAA inspector has dug up proof of deception in…

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CF grades Corbett Budget Address = B

  • March 8, 2011

Harrisburg, PA — The Commonwealth Foundation graded Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget address a solid B today in its call to end the tax-borrow-and-spend approach to budgeting that placed Pennsylvanian in…

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Education

Chart of the Day: Public School Revenue

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 8, 2011

The chart below highlights Pennsylvania public school revenue, by source, from 1988-89 to 2008-09 (the latest year with data from the state Department of Education). Over the last 20…

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Regulation

Double Standard in Liquor Control Enforcement

  • March 7, 2011

The Pennsylvania Independent has an excellent exposé on the double standard in liquor control enforcement between bars and restaurants and Pennsylvania’s state-run liquor stores. State police regularly perform…

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