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Finding your fiscal fit

May 10, 2009 Steve Wray, Philadelphia Inquirer Guest commentary Steve Wray is executive director of the Economy Leagueof Greater Philadelphia As we...

"Tight Times, Tough Choices"

May 1, 2009 It's budget season for the Commonwealth, too, and to help people better understand the tough choices the Governor and the Legislature face...

Televised Pennsylvania Budget 101 Forum Tapes Tonight at WHYY

April 30, 2009 Alan Tu, WHYY/It's Our City A Town Hall meeting titled "Tight Times, Tough Choices" will be taped tonight at WHYY that is designed to...

Tight Times, Tough Choices Redux: Pennsylvania Edition

April 30, 2009 Dan Pohlig, WHYY/It's Our City When times get loose again, can we have another one of these shows to talk about how we are going to...

The big idea: Combat 'Job Sprawl'

April 28, 2009 Carol Towarnicky and Kellie Patrick Gates, Philadelphia Daily News What it means and why it's a good thing: Over the last half-century...

How Philadelphia may fare in recession and recovery

April 20, 2009 Mike Armstrong, PhillyInc, Philadelphia Inquirer More and more, you can feel the change in the tone of the guessing game over whether...

Economy League Convenes 1st Regional Leaders Roundtable

Contact: Allison Kelsey 215 875 1000 x14; [email protected] For immediate release (Philadelphia - April 17, 2009) The Economy League of...

Solve the Philadelphia budget crisis online

April 7, 2009 Christopher Wink, Technically Philly Somebody please figure out this city's budget shortfall so we can go back to prospering. It can be...

City skeptical of recent data for Philadelphia property taxes

April 6, 2009 Dave Davies, Philadelphia Daily News IF CITY COUNCIL members go along with Mayor Nutter's proposal for a two-year hike in city property...

Balancing budgets

March 28, 2009 Tom Bowman, Adam Smith Institute Blog Earlier this week, Adam linked to the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia's Budget Challenge...