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Monthly Archives: May 2012
CREDO SuperPAC Launches “Seniors Against Fitzpatrick” Committee
A day after Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick took some serious flack for being in the pocket of big pigment, more bad news for Fitzpatrick continued to roll in today. CREDO SuperPAC held a press conference today announcing their new “Seniors Against … More after the jump
Property Tax Confusion From Terry Madonna
I agree with the position Terry Madonna is endorsing in this op-ed on HB 1776 – the bill that would move education finance to the state level – but I think this section is mistaken: What about the simple property tax is … More after the jump
Martin O’Malley for President in 2016
Since states have balanced budget requirements, the recession has forced a lot of Democratic Governors to act like Republicans, slashing education and public services in the face of big revenue shortfalls. But not Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley! Here’s what real … More after the jump
Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Education, Elections
Bad News on the Philly Zoning Front
Minimum parking requirements for housing and businesses are a city-killer for all kinds of reasons, not least because they make housing more expensive. It’s basically a tax on people who don’t drive that subsidizes parking for people who do. So it’s very … More after the jump
How Tom Corbett’s Dithering on Transportation Could Hurt the Pittsburgh Recovery
The Pittsburgh economy has been a real bright spot in Pennsylvania during the otherwise-disappointing recovery. The city is adding jobs, the labor force is growing, and this is all leading developers to want to build more buildings downtown. But as Chris Briem points … More after the jump
Are There Any Good Reasons Not to Move Education Finance to the State Level?
Tom Borthwick tries to think of good arguments against moving school finance to the state level, and finds them wanting: I’ve tried to think of arguments against this. This is me trying very, very hard: Sales taxes target, disporportionately, people … More after the jump
Posted in Education
PA Doesn’t Have an “Act 47″ Problem, It Has a Municipal Finance Problem
Here’s an important point from Eric Boehm’s article on a potential state takeover of 4 distressed school districts: Act 47 has not been particularly successful — only three of the 27 municipalities in the program have left it — and lawmakers are … More after the jump
Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending
Daylin Leach is Hilarious
John Micek sends us to the Patriot News for the money quote: The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is upset over Gov. Tom Corbett’s decision to nominate a former top aide to a spot on the Allegheny County bench, the … More after the jump
Posted in Open Government
People Who Make $250K Are Rich
There’s no good reason to cede any ground to conservatives on the Bush tax cuts. People who make $250K are rich, and they should pay higher taxes. Moving the cutoff from $250K to $1m is way too expensive: Really, all the Bush tax cuts … More after the jump
Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending
Pittsburgh Labor Force Participation Keeps Growing
Best headline of the day goes to Chris Briem: Workers materializing somehow:
Posted in The Economy
