The Pittsburgh Tribune Review has an article on the enormous rise in spending on university buildings, which touches on the current debate in higher ed funding: A number of colleges in Southwestern Pennsylvania are building residence halls, a mini-boom..

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A new review of studies by Greg Forster of the Friedman Foundation finds that public school systems have benefited from voucher programs: "Contrary to the widespread claim that vouchers hurt public schools, the empirical evidence concludes that in...
Topics: School Choice

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South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has announced he will reject much of the federal stimulus dollars coming to his state.  Like Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, he recognizes that the stimulus imposes long-term cost burdens on the state, with...
Topics: Borrowing and Debt, Budget, Spending

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The Pennsylvania House GOP has unveiled several proposals to end "pay to play" - including cracking down on the ability of the administration to award of no-bid contracts.  In our Government on a Diet report , released today, we identify..
Topics: Reform, Spending

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If you missed todays lunch discussion with Sens. Jake Corman and Jay Costa on the Pennsylvania budget, it is set to air tomorrow at 1 pm on PCN , with future airings possible .
Topics: Budget

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