by Jane Richey | Feb 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The state-appointed receiver for Pennsylvania’s capital of Harrisburg warned that the city will likely face ongoing budget problems even if it sells its incinerator and parking garages. Receiver David Unkovic, in his 194-page proposal, said he has not yet...
by Jane Richey | Feb 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Would you spend $60,000 to install solar generating equipment on an Indian hogan? I, and all those who pay their bills to my local utility, have. A great success, no? Then imagine that, days after turning on the lights, the volunteers on the project discover that...
by Jane Richey | Feb 7, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
When Governor Tom Corbett unveils his second budget Tuesday, Pennsylvania will be at least $500 million in the red — even after a year of spending cuts across almost every sector of state government. The recipe for how the Republican administration got to that point...
by Jane Richey | Feb 7, 2012 | Alerts
“You should certainly be aided by all the constitution-writing that has gone on since the end of World War II. I would not look to the U.S. constitution, if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012. I might look at the constitution of South Africa. That was a...
by Jane Richey | Feb 6, 2012 | Alerts
With the 2012 election on the line and conservatives citing the Founders’ legacy as a touch-stone of limited government, Time Magazine has found it useful to turn the first president into a proto-liberal. In a Time Magazine special on the life of George...
